Mace Surname

17,019th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,611 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

Mace Surname Definition:

(French) One who came from Macy, Macey, or Mace (Mathieu’s farm), in France.

Mace Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States15,9041:22,7902,858
France7,3221:9,072826
England5,1471:10,8251,601
Australia1,4431:18,7082,608
Canada6071:60,7017,138
New Zealand5451:8,3091,420
South Africa3491:155,23717,537
Thailand1771:399,08770,184
Wales1631:18,9852,033
Haiti1171:91,3154,539
Scotland641:83,6536,073
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
Spain381:1,230,31741,658
Argentina371:1,155,22769,250
Italy351:1,747,33485,249
Philippines351:2,892,521138,859
Ireland321:147,1546,785
Bosnia and Herzegovina311:114,0778,979
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
India301:25,568,846339,406
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Papua New Guinea251:326,14943,617
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Uruguay221:155,98913,535
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Northern Ireland191:97,1076,126
Taiwan181:1,302,4868,817
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Austria111:774,13064,097
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Latvia81:256,25623,728
Denmark71:806,38843,211
China61:227,886,92811,701
Turks and Caicos Islands61:5,722548
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
North Macedonia41:525,36820,918
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Norfolk Island31:765177
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belize11:355,4743,977
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland191:233,15110,389
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,0551:16,4382,089

The alternate forms: Macé (576), Maçe (137), Mače (2), Macê (1) & Máče (36) are calculated separately.

Mace (2,024) may also be a first name.

Mace Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) One who came from Macy, Macey, or Mace (Mathieu’s farm), in France.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Originally Mace, a French ' nurse-name' for Matthew.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A staff borne as an ensign of office.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From Macé, an Old French corruption of Matthew. See Roquefort.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

William de Mes, Normandy, 1180-95; Rener Mape, lb. 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Adam, John, Richard Mace, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

From the Old Norse, Masi; nickname from the Frisian, Mes or Mewes (contraction of Bartolomæus); from the German, Mais, Mese; from the Dutch, Mes, Muis, Moes, Mees; from the Flemish, Maas, Maes, Mees, Moys, Muys; from the Danish, Maes, Mess; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Mace, now represented in Chipping Norton, was an Oxfordshire name in the reign of Edward I. (H. R.). Robert Mace of Bampton died in 1682 (G.). The name is also established in Gloucestershire.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Mace Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mace Come From? nationality or country of origin

Mace is found most in The United States. It can also be found as a variant: Macé, Maçe, Mače, Macê or Máče. Click here for further potential spellings of Mace.

How Common Is The Last Name Mace? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 17,019th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 223,469 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Mace are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Mace is also the 167,863rd most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 2,024 people.

Mace is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 15,904 people, or 1 in 22,790. In The United States it is most numerous in: North Carolina, where 7 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Missouri, where 6 percent reside. Apart from The United States Mace exists in 106 countries. It is also common in France, where 22 percent reside and England, where 16 percent reside.

Mace Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mace has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mace last name rose 521 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 168 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Mace Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (37%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Mace last name are 15.24% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.01% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mace earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 18.01% less than the national average, earning 283,737 kr per year; in Peru they earn 16.77% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,135 per year; in South Africa they earn 88.66% more than the national average, earning R 448,320 per year; in United States they earn 3.38% less than the national average, earning $41,691 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.93% more than the national average, earning $52,133 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Macé92576/
Maçe92137/
Mače922/
Macê921/
Macie8952,814/
Macey898,929/
Macea898,796/
Mache896,998/
Macke896,797/
Macer891,078/
Maces89443/
Macej89416/
Maced89140/
Meace8971/
Macei8969/
Majce8964/
Masce8953/
Macce8944/
Mayce8931/
Maice8929/
Macet8928/
Macee8915/
Mauce898/
Matce896/
Maece894/
Madce894/
Maace893/
Macse892/
Magce891/
Makce891/
Maceh891/
Macep891/
Macez891/
Mce8656/
Máče8336/
MacKey8053,129/
MacKie8034,302/
Maache8013,386/
Macher804,193/
Machet802,578/
Maiche802,319/
Maciej801,575/
Masche801,318/
Mahcer80695/
Matche80542/
Machej80530/
Machea80529/
Maceas80315/
Macier80274/
MacKee80256/
Machey80207/
Maxcey80192/
Mhacer80170/
Maches80155/
Maczey80121/
Mauche80115/
Macche80101/
Macies8092/
Macque8089/
Machez8088/
Madche8082/
Maciey8078/
Machee8063/
Mayces8043/
Maicke8042/
Maucke8039/
Mascke8031/
Maicei8031/
Mayche8030/
Maciet8030/
Machhe8025/
Machke8024/
Machei8024/
Mackei8023/
Maucet8023/
Matcke8022/
Macech8019/
Maucer8018/
MacZej8017/
Maceis8017/
Moyace8017/
Maccei8013/
MacZei8011/
Maciez8011/
Maycey8010/
Mached809/
Mhache808/
Maccey808/
Meacey805/
Hmache805/
Mayace804/
Mackeh804/
Majice804/
Maceha804/
MacIea804/
Maceeh804/
Macieç803/
Mahace803/
Maycee803/
Makcey803/
Magche803/
Mascey802/
Maicer802/
Meache802/
Maycer802/
Maâche802/
Maïche802/
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Mgache801/
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Maciee801/
Mayuce800/
MacEer800/
Mach7575,835/
Mase7528,240/
Maze7517,266/
Maca7511,650/
Maci758,789/
MacY758,215/
Maje756,856/
Mage756,571/
Make756,190/
Moce751,061/
Maxe75562/
McIe75298/
Mice75165/
Maqe7565/
McKe7544/
McHe7521/
McEe7510/
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MacJ754/
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Mací751/
Maße751/
Maucher733,911/
Macquet732,491/
Meacher73883/
Maicher73771/
Mayache73731/
Matches73537/
Matsche73313/
Matchey73166/
Maycher73157/
Machher73140/
M'Hacer73136/
Mayoche7390/
Matcher7375/
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Maciesz7351/
Mauchet7342/
Matchet7339/
MacHett7333/
Maucker7328/
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Masches7324/
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Mauciet730/
Machi6771,983/
McKee6771,950/
Maged6758,726/
Magee6757,009/
Masse6738,023/
Majee6732,483/
Maake6727,820/
Maige6725,673/
Mager6719,458/
Maseh6716,664/
Maxey6715,927/
Macit6715,905/
Mazed6710,444/
McKie6710,399/
Mauch679,311/
Mhase678,369/
Masci677,415/
Mazet677,365/
Masee677,285/
Maser676,913/
Matchett676,404/
Moche675,546/
Makey675,454/
Macay674,789/
Mazer674,388/
Match674,343/
Matse673,970/
Maque673,774/
Madge673,695/
Meece673,647/
Macht673,606/
Maach673,329/
Mages673,145/
Mease673,108/
Maese673,010/
Macca672,571/
Masie672,566/
Macai672,286/
Mauje672,283/
Mazeh672,233/
Mayse672,221/
Madje672,221/
McKey672,202/
Mocke672,175/
Macoy672,064/
Maica672,016/
Maize671,990/
Macis671,756/
Mashe671,744/
Masch671,689/
Maset671,664/
Mause671,569/
Maike671,544/
Maise671,480/
Mauge671,402/
Meage671,350/
Makeu671,333/
Masea671,316/
Makke671,282/
Macip671,260/
Makie671,251/
Mazey671,193/
Majge671,191/
Moyce671,032/
Mases671,027/
Macky67954/
Macci67953/
Marze67951/
Maase67948/
Masey67875/
Maget67847/
Maich67838/
Masei67783/
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Macejová67308/
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