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Bass

in North Carolina

There are 4,623 people with the last name "Bass" in North Carolina.

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Ranking in North Carolina

NameRank
Bass 175
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  1. is 171st most common Stephens
  2. is 172nd most common Lynch
  3. is 173rd most common Alston
  4. is 174th most common Weaver
  5. is 175th most common Bass
  6. is 176th most common Fowler
  7. is 177th most common Whitley
  8. is 178th most common Woods
  9. is 179th most common Ford

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Bass

James, Robert, William, John, David, Michael, Charles, Mary, Richard, Patricia

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 North Carolina

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James Bass, NC (9 searches)
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