as a Last Name
- 62,524
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Bass
Meaning & Origins
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.
| 523rd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 62,524
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Mississippi
- has the most people named Bass per capita
Top state populations
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