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Best

in Indiana

There are 787 people with the last name "Best" in Indiana.

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Ranking in Indiana

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Best 801
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  1. is 797th most common Asher
  2. is 798th most common Dunlap
  3. is 799th most common Mcclellan
  4. is 800th most common Baird
  5. is 801st most common Best
  6. is 802nd most common Haney
  7. is 803rd most common Gerber
  8. is 804th most common Tanner
  9. is 805th most common Carmichael

Similar Names and Nicknames

Bost, Bester, Bast, Beste, Basta, Bestul, Bestwick, Busto, Bestor, Beston

Most Common First Names for Best

William, James, Robert, Charles, Richard, David, John, Melissa, Steven, Mary

Meaning & History

English, northern Irish, and French: from Middle English, Old French beste ‘animal’, ‘beast’ (Latin bestia), applied either as a metonymic occupational name for someone who looked after beasts—a herdsman—or as a derogatory nickname for someone thought to resemble an animal, i.e. a violent, uncouth, or stupid man. It is unlikely that the name is derived from best, Old English betst, superlative of good. By far the most frequent spelling of the French surname is Beste, but it is likely that in North America this form has largely been assimilated to Best.

German: from a short form of Sebastian.

Recent Searches for "Best" in Indiana

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William Best, IN (9 searches)
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