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Bass

in West Virginia

There are 189 people with the last name "Bass" in West Virginia.

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Ranking in West Virginia

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Bass 1,370
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  1. is 1,366th most common Arrington
  2. is 1,367th most common Belt
  3. is 1,368th most common Cowan
  4. is 1,369th most common Sisk
  5. is 1,370th most common Bass
  6. is 1,371st most common Carnes
  7. is 1,372nd most common Clarkson
  8. is 1,373rd most common Cowger
  9. is 1,374th most common Oliverio

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Bass

James, William, Kenneth, Jennifer, Mark, Robert, Ruth, Hubert, Jessica, Joyce

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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James Bass, WV (6 searches)
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