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Best

in South Dakota

There are 55 people with the last name "Best" in South Dakota.

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Ranking in South Dakota

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Best 1,795
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  1. is 1,791st most common Abbas
  2. is 1,792nd most common Abernathy
  3. is 1,793rd most common Bassett
  4. is 1,794th most common Baum
  5. is 1,795th most common Best
  6. is 1,796th most common Biel
  7. is 1,797th most common Branson
  8. is 1,798th most common Casper
  9. is 1,799th most common Chaney

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Best

Betty, Doug, Glenn, Harlan, Nile, Oney, Annetta, Arlene, Bob, Carroll

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 South Dakota

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Betty Best, SD (5 searches)
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