How common is the surname Macey?

2,479 people in the United States had the surname Macey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 124,544 Americans. It ranked 12,504th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Macey?

Dean Macey, British decathlete.

Where is the surname Macey most common?

Wikidata records people named Macey in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Macey getting more or less common?

More common. 2,257 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,479 in 2010, up 9.8%.

Is Macey also a first name?

Yes. Macey 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 Macey

A French surname, carried by 2,479 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M200 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). Macey is more common than 92.3% of them.

Origin

French origin

* As an English surname, variant of Massey. * As a Slavic surname, Americanized from Slovak Macej, Carpathian Rusyn [script needed] (Mačej), Polish Maciej, all variants of Matthew.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,479 people named Macey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 124,544 Americans. That is up 9.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,257.

#12,504

rank among US surnames

2,479

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+9.8%

change since 2000 (was #12,590)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,496	Justiniano	2,481	124,444
#12,500	Howey	2,480	124,494
#12,504	Gum	2,479	124,544
#12,510	Shain	2,478	124,595

Who is named Macey

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

89% of people named Macey identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Maceys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dean Macey
British decathlete, born 1977

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Macey

Macey has the Soundex code M200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M200.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Macey come from?: * As an English surname, variant of Massey. * As a Slavic surname, Americanized from Slovak Macej, Carpathian Rusyn [script needed] (Mačej), Polish Maciej, all variants of Matthew.
How common is the surname Macey?: 2,479 people in the United States had the surname Macey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 124,544 Americans. It ranked 12,504th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Macey?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Macey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Macey?: Dean Macey, British decathlete.
Where is the surname Macey most common?: Wikidata records people named Macey in the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Macey getting more or less common?: More common. 2,257 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,479 in 2010, up 9.8%.
Is Macey also a first name?: Yes. Macey 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.