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Bass

in Pennsylvania

There are 679 people with the last name "Bass" in Pennsylvania.

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Ranking in Pennsylvania

NameRank
Bass 1,785
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  1. is 1,781st most common Goetz
  2. is 1,782nd most common Mazza
  3. is 1,783rd most common Molina
  4. is 1,784th most common Renner
  5. is 1,785th most common Bass
  6. is 1,786th most common Weeks
  7. is 1,787th most common Wingard
  8. is 1,788th most common Hook
  9. is 1,789th most common Lilly

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Bass

David, John, Richard, Robert, Thomas, Michael, Joseph, Mary, Jerry, Steven

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 Pennsylvania

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David Bass, PA (9 searches)
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