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Bass

in Rhode Island

There are 67 people with the last name "Bass" in Rhode Island.

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Ranking in Rhode Island

NameRank
Bass 2,132
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  1. is 2,128th most common Vachon
  2. is 2,129th most common Valletta
  3. is 2,130th most common Weston
  4. is 2,131st most common Xiong
  5. is 2,132nd most common Bass
  6. is 2,133rd most common Baton
  7. is 2,134th most common Begin
  8. is 2,135th most common Bernstein
  9. is 2,136th most common Bonneau

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Bass

Denise, Robert, Alan, Alfred, Anthony, George, Kimberly, Lawrence, Madeleine, Michael

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.

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Denise Bass, RI (6 searches)
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