Bas
See also: Appendix:Variations of "bas"
English
Etymology
Various origins:
- Borrowed from Cebuano Bas, from bas (“sand”).
- Borrowed from Catalan Bas, a habitational surname from a place in Catalonia.
- Borrowed from French Bas, from bas (“low”).
- Borrowed from Basque Bas, a topographic surname from baso (“wood”).
- Borrowed from Slovene Baš, a short form of the personal name Sebastjan.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Bas is the 36970th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 604 individuals. Bas is most common among White (50.17%), Hispanic/Latino (27.48%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (16.89%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bas”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 110.
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