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Best

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There are 294 people with the last name "Best" in Iowa.

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Ranking in Iowa

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Best 1,018
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Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Best

Robert, David, Mary, Dennis, Jim, William, Gregory, James, Kathleen, Larry

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 Iowa

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Robert Best, IA (8 searches)
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