How common is the surname Bass?

57,044 people in the United States had the surname Bass in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 5,412 Americans. It ranked 589th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bass?

Saul Bass, American graphic designer and filmmaker (1920–1996), followed by Lance Bass.

Where is the surname Bass most common?

Wikidata records people named Bass in the United States, the Kingdom of Great Britain and Greece.

Is the surname Bass getting more or less common?

More common. 54,296 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 57,044 in 2010, up 5.1%.

The surname Bass

A surname, carried by 57,044 people in the United States.

Pronounced /bæs/ 1 syllable Soundex B200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bass is more common than 99.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 57,044 people named Bass in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 5,412 Americans. That is up 5.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 54,296.

#589

rank among US surnames

57,044

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+5.1%

change since 2000 (was #559)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#580	Hoover	57,497	5,370
#581	Arias	57,477	5,372
#583	Mora	57,464	5,373
#584	Valenzuela	57,383	5,380
#585	Bryan	57,143	5,403
#586	Meyers	57,127	5,405
#587	Weiss	57,112	5,406

Who is named Bass

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

69% of people named Bass identified as white (not Hispanic), 25% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 69%
Black (not Hispanic) 25%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Basss

29 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Saul Bass
American graphic designer and filmmaker (1920–1996)
Lance Bass
American singer, dancer, actor, and film and television producer, born 1979
Karen Bass
American politician and 43rd Mayor of Los Angeles, born 1953
Brandon Bass
American basketball player (born 1985)
George Bass
British explorer (1771–1803)
Fontella Bass
American singer (1940–2012)
Richard Bass
American mountain climber (1929-2015)
Ben Bass
American-Canadian actor, born 1968
George Bass
American underwater archeologist (1932–2021)
Hyman Bass
American mathematician, born 1932
Ronald Bass
American writer and producer, born 1942
Bailey Bass
American actress, born 2003

Notable Basss come mostly from the United States (27), the Kingdom of Great Britain (1) and Greece (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bass

Bass has the Soundex code B200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B200.

Questions

How common is the surname Bass?: 57,044 people in the United States had the surname Bass in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 5,412 Americans. It ranked 589th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bass?: In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Bass identified as white (not Hispanic), and 25% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bass?: Saul Bass, American graphic designer and filmmaker (1920–1996), followed by Lance Bass.
Where is the surname Bass most common?: Wikidata records people named Bass in the United States, the Kingdom of Great Britain and Greece.
How do you pronounce Bass?: Bass is /bæs/, one syllable.
Is the surname Bass getting more or less common?: More common. 54,296 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 57,044 in 2010, up 5.1%.