Buffone
See also: buffone
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Buffone, a surname from buffone (“buffoon, joker”).
Proper noun
Buffone (plural Buffones)
- A surname from Italian.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Buffone is the 32236th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 715 individuals. Buffone is most common among White (94.83%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Buffone”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 248.
Italian
Etymology
From buffone (“buffoon, joker”).
Proper noun
Buffone m or f by sense
- a surname