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The name Base comes from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It was a name for a short person. The surname Base is derived from the Old English words bas and basse, meaning low or short. These words ultimately stem from the Latin word bassus which means thick or heavy-set. The surname Base may also be a nickname for someone resembling a fish, or it may be a metonymic name for someone holding the occupation of fishmonger.
The surname Base was first found in Lincolnshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Base research. Another 165 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1273, 1379, 1500 and 1579 are included under the topic Early Base History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Base has undergone many spelling variations, including Bays, Base, Bayse, Baise and others.
Distinguished members of the family include
To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Base were among those contributors:
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: