The Baas surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,573 people carried this name — #17,798 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 188,700 people counted. That is up 5% from 1,497 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Baas surname
From baas (“boss”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Baas» (Dutch), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 154 people named Baas.
7 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 17 départements, most often Nord.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 38 people named Baas live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
170 people named Baas are counted in Finland and Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Baas,
with a public archive behind them.
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Laurens Gerhard Marinus Baas Becking 1895–1963 · university teacher -
Karl Baas 1866–1944 · university teacher
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Johann Baas 1868–1956 · bricklayer
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Kornelus Baas 1893–1943 · resistance fighter
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Gerrit Baas 1897–1977 · architect
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Adriaan Gerrit Baas 1905–1977 · police officer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Baas.
When the index is not enough
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