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Bass

in South Carolina

There are 1,008 people with the last name "Bass" in South Carolina.

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Ranking in South Carolina

NameRank
Bass 507
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  1. is 503rd most common Yarborough
  2. is 504th most common Ryan
  3. is 505th most common Robbins
  4. is 506th most common Lindsey
  5. is 507th most common Bass
  6. is 508th most common Keith
  7. is 509th most common Peters
  8. is 510th most common Nettles
  9. is 511th most common Derrick

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Bass

James, William, Robert, Charles, Michael, Thomas, John, Jimmy, Mary, Wendy

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 South Carolina

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James Bass, SC (9 searches)
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