Bass is used as a family name or surname in Germany, England. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Bass
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Germany, England
Meaning:

The short or fat person or a descendant of Bass that means short.

French bas, short, low of stature. Le Bas is a very well-known French surname, and has been naturalized here since the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes.

How popular is Bass?

Bass is common in United States, England, Gambia, Egypt, Russia, Australia, Canada, Mauritania, Iran, Senegal, Germany, Ukraine, France, Liberia, Morocco, Mali, Bangladesh, Guinea, South Africa, Switzerland, Moldova, India, Dominican Republic, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Brazil, Mexico, Algeria, Somalia, Yemen, New Zealand, Philippines, Palestine, Iraq, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Belarus, Latvia, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Argentina, Wales, Nigeria, Spain.

Bass is ranked 5162 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Bass bearers increased by 5.06 per cent in 2010 US census to 57044 since 2000, the surname slipped by 30 spots and ranked at 589. The last name was found in around 2 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 69.18 71.82
Black 24.53 23.74
Hispanic or Latino 2.72 1.66
Others 2.31 1.76
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.77 0.63
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.49 0.39
Bass is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Saint Kitts and Nevis is ahead in terms of density. Around 109894 people have been found who wears Bass as their family name. Bass is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Bass:
518 United States78,215
Countries with thousands of Bass:
1,336 England6,093
96 Gambia3,970
3,949 Egypt2,410
10,030 Russia1,828
2,708 Australia1,383
3,847 Canada1,254
418 Mauritania1,192
Countries with hundreds of Bass:
8,015 Iran983
473 Senegal893
12,747 Germany782
8,605 Ukraine744
13,151 France729
879 Liberia587
9,923 Morocco579
1,020 Mali516
9,758 Bangladesh451
526 Guinea406
16,054 South Africa389
3,838 Switzerland337
1,925 Moldova318
79,091 India311
2,033 Dominican Republic285
14,774 Saudi Arabia278
44,607 Thailand270
33,780 Brazil226
9,608 Mexico221
21,974 Algeria218
2,887 Somalia196
7,085 Yemen194
4,155 New Zealand191
63,940 Philippines175
4,013 Palestine151
5,426 Iraq136
90 Saint Kitts and Nevis135
11,765 Belarus131
2,431 Latvia125
3,071 Ireland123
14,916 Kazakhstan119
28,402 Argentina117
2,781 Wales115
58,636 Nigeria114
23,540 Spain104
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
95,389 Indonesia95
4,742 Scotland94
58,782 Italy91
13,542 Papua New Guinea81
25,629 Japan76
40,185 Tanzania76
50,348 Poland73
8,011 Chile65
3,530 Estonia65
8,624 Ecuador60
15,997 Israel56
4,171 Singapore56
2,724 Trinidad and Tobago55
3,487 Northern Ireland51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
2,308 Transnistria40
42,124 Cameroon39
482 United States Virgin Islands39
16,450 Uzbekistan38
13,477 Venezuela36
2,098 China35
643 Guam33
48,879 Netherlands32
14,967 Kuwait29
45,504 Malaysia29
12,265 Portugal28
25,782 Hungary27
46,150 Belgium25
27,867 Sweden25
685 Antigua and Barbuda18
23,390 United Arab Emirates18
1,193 Jersey17
30,120 Norway17
16,023 Qatar16
64,682 Czechia15
34,019 Kyrgyzstan14
17,028 Afghanistan12
32,022 Denmark11
3,581 Hong Kong11
64,496 Pakistan11
7,645 Panama11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
5,853 Guatemala10
1,778 Isle of Man10
16,246 Lithuania10
5,290 Bolivia9
11,581 Ghana9
16,126 Jordan9
2,946 Mozambique9
5,799 Sudan9
6,372 Togo9
31,900 Bulgaria8
55,065 Romania8
10,757 Syria8
2,851 Vietnam8
92,581 Zimbabwe8
15,723 Congo7
38,644 Finland7
123 Montserrat7
991 Gibraltar6
89,049 Greece6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Mary Bass was 23 years old when she migrated to USA during Irish famine on April 20, 1850. She lived in Great Britain where she worked as immigrant and took Mississippi from London. Samuel Bass (20) Printer, Eliza-Jane Bass, aged 20, John Bass, aged 24, Ann Bass, aged 22, 2 years old Mary Bass, Mary-Ann Bass, aged 24, Martha Bass, aged 22, Workman Thomas Bass, and 4 other Bass around 44.44% of whom were workman migrated to US.

From Germany

Anton Bass was 9 years old when he migrated to New York on November 9, 1852. He lived in Baden and took Tennessee from Havre. Farmer Carl Bass, Caroline Bass, aged 12, 45 years old David Bass, Siegmund Bass (14) Farmer, 30 years old Martin Bass, George Bass (23) Farmer, Catharine Bass, aged 13, Kilian Bass, aged 63, and 142 other Bass around 34.38% of whom were farmer while others worked as cultivator and tailor, shoemaker, laborer, servant, merchant, butcher, gentleman, mechanic, spinster, blacksmith, tourist migrated to US.

Bass Namesakes

  • Eduard Bass, Czech prose writer, journalist, singer, and actor
  • Fred Bass, former city councillor
  • Robert Lauder of the Bass, Scottish knight, armiger
  • Rick Bass, American writer and an environmental activist
  • Shabbethai Bass, father of Jewish bibliography
  • Leon Bass, educator from Philadelphia
  • George Lauder of the Bass, cleric, Privy Counsellor
  • Tommie Bass, Appalachian herbalist
  • Hamar Alfred Bass, British brewer
  • Valma Bass, former sprinter
  • Hyman Bass, American mathematician
  • Edward Bass, first American Episcopal bishop of the Diocese of Massachusetts and second bishop of the Diocese of Rhode Island
  • 3rd Bass, American hip-hop group that rose to fame
  • Lance Bass, American singer, dancer, actor
  • T. J. Bass, American science fiction author and physician
  • George Bass, British naval surgeon and explorer of Australia
  • Charles Bass, American politician and member of the Republican Party
  • Saul Bass, American graphic designer and Academy Award-winning filmmaker
  • Michelle Bass, English glamour model and television personality turned singer and columnist
  • Perkins Bass, American elected official
  • Robert P. Bass, American farmer, forestry expert
  • Ross Bass, American florist, postmaster
  • Sid Bass, American billionaire investor and philanthropist
  • Alfie Bass, English actor
  • Nicole Bass, American bodybuilder, actress
  • William M. Bass, American forensic anthropologist
  • Bomb the Bass, electronic music alias of English musician and producer Tim Simenon
  • Fontella Bass, American R&B and soul singer and songwriter best
  • Ronald Bass, American screenwriter and film producer
  • Richard Bass, American businessman, rancher and mountaineer
  • Cody Bass, Canadian professional ice hockey player
  • Brandon Bass, American professional basketball player
  • Charlotta Bass, American educator, newspaper publisher-editor
  • Randy Bass, American politician and former baseball player
  • Mike Bass, former American football player
  • Bill Bass, all-star and Grey Cup champion running back in the Canadian Football League and one of the first players to break the colour barrier
  • Dick Bass, American football running back from
  • Bob Bass, American basketball coach and executive
  • Colin Bass, English musician
  • Kevin Bass, former American professional baseball right fielder
  • Jules Bass, American director, producer, composer, lyricist
  • Thomas Bass, American writer and professor
  • Glenn Bass, former collegiate and professional American football player
  • Norm Bass, Norman Delaney Bass, Jr
  • Jeff Bass, Grammy- and Oscar-winning music producer
  • Robert Bass, American billionaire businessman and philanthropist
  • Frank Bass, American academic
  • Martha Bass, American gospel singer
  • Harry Brinkley Bass, U.S. Navy pilot
  • Lee Bass, American businessman and philanthropist
  • Ralph Bass, Ralph Basso, Jr
  • Pinky Bass, American photographer

Bass Namesakes

  • Eduard Bass, Czech prose writer, journalist, singer, and actor
  • Fred Bass, former city councillor
  • Robert Lauder of the Bass, Scottish knight, armiger
  • Rick Bass, American writer and an environmental activist
  • Shabbethai Bass, father of Jewish bibliography
  • Leon Bass, educator from Philadelphia
  • George Lauder of the Bass, cleric, Privy Counsellor
  • Tommie Bass, Appalachian herbalist
  • Hamar Alfred Bass, British brewer
  • Valma Bass, former sprinter
  • Hyman Bass, American mathematician
  • Edward Bass, first American Episcopal bishop of the Diocese of Massachusetts and second bishop of the Diocese of Rhode Island
  • 3rd Bass, American hip-hop group that rose to fame
  • Lance Bass, American singer, dancer, actor
  • T. J. Bass, American science fiction author and physician
  • George Bass, British naval surgeon and explorer of Australia
  • Charles Bass, American politician and member of the Republican Party
  • Saul Bass, American graphic designer and Academy Award-winning filmmaker
  • Michelle Bass, English glamour model and television personality turned singer and columnist
  • Perkins Bass, American elected official
  • Robert P. Bass, American farmer, forestry expert
  • Ross Bass, American florist, postmaster
  • Sid Bass, American billionaire investor and philanthropist
  • Alfie Bass, English actor
  • Nicole Bass, American bodybuilder, actress
  • William M. Bass, American forensic anthropologist
  • Bomb the Bass, electronic music alias of English musician and producer Tim Simenon
  • Fontella Bass, American R&B and soul singer and songwriter best
  • Ronald Bass, American screenwriter and film producer
  • Richard Bass, American businessman, rancher and mountaineer
  • Cody Bass, Canadian professional ice hockey player
  • Brandon Bass, American professional basketball player
  • Charlotta Bass, American educator, newspaper publisher-editor
  • Randy Bass, American politician and former baseball player
  • Mike Bass, former American football player
  • Bill Bass, all-star and Grey Cup champion running back in the Canadian Football League and one of the first players to break the colour barrier
  • Dick Bass, American football running back from
  • Bob Bass, American basketball coach and executive
  • Colin Bass, English musician
  • Kevin Bass, former American professional baseball right fielder
  • Jules Bass, American director, producer, composer, lyricist
  • Thomas Bass, American writer and professor
  • Glenn Bass, former collegiate and professional American football player
  • Norm Bass, Norman Delaney Bass, Jr
  • Jeff Bass, Grammy- and Oscar-winning music producer
  • Robert Bass, American billionaire businessman and philanthropist
  • Frank Bass, American academic
  • Martha Bass, American gospel singer
  • Harry Brinkley Bass, U.S. Navy pilot
  • Lee Bass, American businessman and philanthropist
  • Ralph Bass, Ralph Basso, Jr
  • Pinky Bass, American photographer

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