Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
BASS
As described in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
BASS. Fr. has, short, low of stature. Le Bas is a Aery well-knOA\ai Fr. surname, and has been naturalized here since the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes.
Surname type: Nickname
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English