# Grace (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/grace/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 28,098 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,248 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 10,988 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.1% (26,727 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ɡɹeɪs/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From the noun grace, first used by Puritans in the 16th century. In Roman Catholic use it may refer to Our Lady of Graces, cognate with Italian Grazia.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Grace in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 71% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Grace in the United States.

## People named Grace

- Maggie Grace, American actress
- Topher Grace, American actor
- Laura Jane Grace, American musician
- Leslie Grace, American singer
- Nancy Grace, American legal commentator, television host, television journalist, and former prosecutor
- Carol Grace, American actress (1924-2003)
- April Grace, American actress
- Virginia Grace, American archaeologist
- Kate Grace, American middle-distance runner
- Ricky Grace, American-Australian basketball player
- Bud Grace, American cartoonist
- Jamie Grace, American musician

and 2 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Grice, Groce, Gracey, Garceau, Gracie, Gras, Gracia, Geraci, Gerace, Grahek, Garcia, Garza.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.