Origins of the Bass surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 60North West 34Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 121East Midlands 234West Midlands 140East 696London 1427South East 373South West 69South Wales 4Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 10Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Basses lived in london

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    5,200 Bass Travel & migration records
    36,000 Basses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bass

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    What are the most common Bass first names?

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    Common jobs for Basses

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Common female occupations for Basses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    146

    Laundress

    119

    General Servant Domestic

    103

    Domestic Servant

    100

    House Servant

    64

    Common male occupations for Basses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    370

    Farm Hands

    195

    Farm Labourer

    151

    General Farmers

    132

    General Labourer

    127

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