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Bass

in Iowa

There are 441 people with the last name "Bass" in Iowa.

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Ranking in Iowa

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Bass 602
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  1. is 598th most common Tyler
  2. is 599th most common Cannon
  3. is 600th most common Patton
  4. is 601st most common Weiss
  5. is 602nd most common Bass
  6. is 603rd most common Lyon
  7. is 604th most common Mcclain
  8. is 605th most common Boyle
  9. is 606th most common Callahan

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Bass

James, Amanda, Heather, David, Douglas, Richard, Ronald, Thomas, Allen, Bonnie

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.

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James Bass, IA (8 searches)
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