Buffone

See also: buffone

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Buffone, a surname from buffone (“buffoon, joker”).

Proper noun

Buffone (plural Buffones)

1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Buffone is the 32236^th 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 City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 248.

Italian

Etymology

From buffone (“buffoon, joker”).

Proper noun

Buffone m or f by sense

1. a surname