How common is the surname Chace?

2,033 people in the United States had the surname Chace in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 151,867 Americans. It ranked 14,636th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Chace?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Chace identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Chace?

Jonathan Chace, American politician (1829-1917), followed by Oliver Chace.

Where is the surname Chace most common?

Wikidata records people named Chace in the United States.

Is the surname Chace getting more or less common?

More common. 1,919 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,033 in 2010, up 5.9%.

Is Chace also a first name?

Yes. Chace is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Chace

An occupational surname, carried by 2,033 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex C200 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Chace is more common than 91% of them.

Origin

Variant of Chase.

Chace is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,033 people named Chace in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 151,867 Americans. That is up 5.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,919.

#14,636

rank among US surnames

2,033

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+5.9%

change since 2000 (was #14,321)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,631	Lyda	2,034	151,792
#14,636	Wachtel	2,033	151,867
#14,643	Bombard	2,032	151,942

Who is named Chace

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

92% of people named Chace identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.7%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Chaces

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jonathan Chace
American politician (1829-1917)
Oliver Chace
American businessman (1769–1852)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Chace

Chace has the Soundex code C200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C200.

Questions

Where does the surname Chace come from?: Variant of Chase.
How common is the surname Chace?: 2,033 people in the United States had the surname Chace in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 151,867 Americans. It ranked 14,636th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Chace?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Chace identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Chace?: Jonathan Chace, American politician (1829-1917), followed by Oliver Chace.
Where is the surname Chace most common?: Wikidata records people named Chace in the United States.
What type of surname is Chace?: Chace is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Chace getting more or less common?: More common. 1,919 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,033 in 2010, up 5.9%.
Is Chace also a first name?: Yes. Chace is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.