Base Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Spelled Base, the surname still points back to Bass. Its meaning, shared with Bass, is “Short, low”.

Family crest and blazon

Arms linked to Bass and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Records show Base as one of the forms Bass took over time. The same family of names includes Basse and Baas.

The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Base with 671 bearers, at rank 33,894. Get the complete Base report, with a museum-style coat of arms.