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The Bass surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 57,044 people carried this name — #589 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 5,170 people counted. That is up 5% from 54,296 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

309 people named Bass live in Switzerland.

They live in 17 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Graubünden.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Graubünden 139
Zurich 43
Bern 21
St. Gallen 16
Lucerne 13
Basel-Stadt 11
Vaud 10
Uri 10

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 294 people named Bass.

27 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 31 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 27
Haut-Rhin 152
Paris 24
Bas-Rhin 15
Vosges 12
Doubs 10
Rhône 6
Somme 5
Yonne 5

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 74 people named Bass live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Córdoba.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Córdoba 25
City of Buenos Aires 20
Buenos Aires Province 16
Santa Fe 13

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Poland’s population register

37 people named Bass have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 162 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Silesian 23
Lower Silesian 5
Lubusz 4
Masovian 3
Pomeranian 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In the Nordic population registers

22 people named Bass is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 22

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).

In print

Bass in American newspapers,
1903–1919.

Newspaper page from The Mirror And Farmer carrying the name Bass
The Mirror And Farmer 1906-09-13
Newspaper page from The Ronan Pioneer carrying the name Bass
The Ronan Pioneer 1919-05-09
Newspaper page from The News & Observer carrying the name Bass
The News & Observer 1903-03-22

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

Who carried it

People named Bass,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Helen Bass d. 1985 · fashion designer
  • Mary Bass d. 1879
  • Frances Bass d. 1881
  • Shabbethai Bass 1641–1718 · writer
  • William Bass 1654–1741
  • Hannah Bass 1667–1705

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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