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Bass

in Alabama

There are 1,564 people with the last name "Bass" in Alabama.

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Ranking in Alabama

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Bass 355
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  1. is 351st most common Godwin
  2. is 352nd most common Singleton
  3. is 353rd most common Hendrix
  4. is 354th most common Self
  5. is 355th most common Bass
  6. is 356th most common Farmer
  7. is 357th most common Curtis
  8. is 358th most common Hines
  9. is 359th most common Yates

Similar Names and Nicknames

Bassett, Baez, Bess, Boss, Buss, Bussey, Basso, Bays, Busse, Bosse

Most Common First Names for Bass

James, William, Robert, John, David, Mark, Mary, Terry, Thomas, Michael

Meaning & History

English: from Old French bas(se) ‘low’, ‘short’ (Latin bassus ‘thickset’; see Basso), either a descriptive nickname for a short person or a status name meaning ‘of humble origin’, not necessarily with derogatory connotations.

English: in some instances, from Middle English bace ‘bass’ (the fish), hence a nickname for a person supposedly resembling this fish, or a metonymic occupational name for a fish seller or fisherman.

Scottish: habitational name from a place in Aberdeenshire, of uncertain origin.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for a maker or player of bass viols, from Polish, Ukrainian, and Yiddish bas ‘bass viol’.

German: see Basse.

Recent Searches for "Bass" in Alabama

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James Bass, AL (9 searches)
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