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Bass

in Virginia

There are 1,418 people with the last name "Bass" in Virginia.

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Ranking in Virginia

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Bass 521
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  1. is 517th most common Carlson
  2. is 518th most common Sherman
  3. is 519th most common Talley
  4. is 520th most common Hoover
  5. is 521st most common Bass
  6. is 522nd most common Sparks
  7. is 523rd most common Hogan
  8. is 524th most common Reeves
  9. is 525th most common Foley

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Bass

Robert, David, James, William, Michael, Thomas, Barbara, Mary, Joseph, Kenneth

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 Virginia

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Robert Bass, VA (9 searches)
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