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Best

in Massachusetts

There are 481 people with the last name "Best" in Massachusetts.

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  1. is 1,580th most common Lund
  2. is 1,581st most common Hodges
  3. is 1,582nd most common Labelle
  4. is 1,583rd most common Ngo
  5. is 1,584th most common Best
  6. is 1,585th most common Livingston
  7. is 1,586th most common Weston
  8. is 1,587th most common Boutin
  9. is 1,588th most common Dang

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Best

John, Richard, Michael, William, James, Kenneth, Nancy, Steven, Christopher

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 Massachusetts

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John Best, MA (9 searches)
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