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Bass

in Massachusetts

There are 430 people with the last name "Bass" in Massachusetts.

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Ranking in Massachusetts

NameRank
Bass 1,779
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  1. is 1,775th most common Burdick
  2. is 1,776th most common Marini
  3. is 1,777th most common Springer
  4. is 1,778th most common Whitaker
  5. is 1,779th most common Bass
  6. is 1,780th most common Chau
  7. is 1,781st most common Lawlor
  8. is 1,782nd most common Mcneill
  9. is 1,783rd most common Whittemore

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Bass

Michael, River, David, Jonathan, Richard, Harold, Alec, Barbara, Erin, Laura

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 Massachusetts

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Michael Bass, MA (9 searches)
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