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Updated February 28, 2024

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Family name origins & meanings

  • North German and Dutch : nickname or occupational name from Dutch and Low German baas ‘master’, ‘overseer’, ‘boss’, also ‘well-respected person’.
  • Dutch : patronymic from the Germanic personal name Baso.

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