Macê
surname · Latin script
Macê is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in the United States than in any other country. In Barbados it is the 15th most common surname. Recorded meaning: From Middle English mace, borrowed from Old French mace, mache, from Vulgar Latin *mattia, *mattea, matia, (compare Italian mazza, Spanish maza), probably from Proto-West Germanic *mattjō (“cutting to.
- FRFrance≈1 in 9.1K(inferred from the name graph)
- GBUnited Kingdom≈1 in 18K
- AUAustralia≈1 in 20K
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- United States (measured from records)
- Sources
- 371 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 9.1K (inferred from the name graph)
12,222 people, 2010
Highest-authority source
France, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Spellings & scripts(measured from records)
Locally spelled Mace in US United States, GB United Kingdom, AU Australia and 4 more and Macé in FR France.
Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
- Middle Englishmace(measured from records)
- Old Frenchmace(measured from records)
- Vulgar Latin*mattia(measured from records)
- Proto-West Germanic*mattjō“cutting tool“cutting tool, hoe”(measured from records)
From Middle English mace, borrowed from Old French mace, mache, from Vulgar Latin *mattia, *mattea, matia, (compare Italian mazza, Spanish maza), probably from Proto-West Germanic *mattjō (“cutting tool, hoe”).
Sources 5
- A dictionary of surnames
- Dictionary of American Family Names
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
- The Oxford Names Companion - The definitive guide to Surnames, First Names, and Place Names of the British Isles
- Wiktionary
Attested across 13 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Macê counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | — | 12,222 | 1 in 27K | 12K | Mace | 371 |
| FR France | — | ≈7,500 est. | ≈1 in 9.1K | 1.4K | Macé | 163 |
| GB United Kingdom | — | ≈3,600 est. | ≈1 in 18K | listed | Mace | 187 |
| AU Australia | — | ≈1,300 est. | ≈1 in 20K | 2 | Mace | 107 |
| IT Italy | — | ≈1,200 est. | ≈1 in 50K | — | Mace | 9 |
| CU Cuba | #584 | ≈970 est. | ≈1 in 11K | — | Mace | 2 |
| NZ New Zealand | — | ≈330 est. | ≈1 in 15K | — | Mace | 65 |
| BB Barbados | #15 | — | — | — | Mace | 2 |
12,222 people counted by Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010, 2010. Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010; INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000); SA BDM — Popular baby names South Australia (1944–present). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Evidence(measured from records)
No register attests this spelling yet
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Macê mean, and where does it come from?
- From Middle English mace, borrowed from Old French mace, mache, from Vulgar Latin *mattia, *mattea, matia, (compare Italian mazza, Spanish maza), probably from Proto-West Germanic *mattjō (“cutting to… Recorded by A dictionary of surnames and Dictionary of American Family Names and 3 other sources.
- In which country does Macê have the most bearers?
- In the United States, the national register counted about 12 thousand people named Macê, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled mace.
- How common is the name Macê?
- In the United States, the national register counted 12,222 people named Macê in 2010, about 1 in 27 thousand residents.
- How common is Macê compared with other names?
- In Barbados, Macê is the 15th most common surname of 11,500 surnames recorded there.
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About this data
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These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Macê” — the 15th most common surname in Barbados. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.