How common is the surname Pace?

39,879 people in the United States had the surname Pace in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 7,742 Americans. It ranked 868th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Pace?

Lee Pace, American actor, followed by Carlos Pace.

Where is the surname Pace most common?

Wikidata records people named Pace in the United States and Brazil.

Is the surname Pace getting more or less common?

More common. 38,975 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 39,879 in 2010, up 2.3%.

The surname Pace

A surname, carried by 39,879 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex P200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pace is more common than 99.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 39,879 people named Pace in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 7,742 Americans. That is up 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 38,975.

#868

rank among US surnames

39,879

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+2.3%

change since 2000 (was #807)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#859	Hahn	40,250	7,671
#860	McMillan	40,237	7,673
#861	Small	40,212	7,678
#862	Bentley	40,193	7,682
#863	Felix	40,165	7,687
#864	Peck	40,055	7,708
#865	Lucero	39,986	7,721

Who is named Pace

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

78% of people named Pace identified as white (not Hispanic), 16% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 78%
Black (not Hispanic) 16%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Paces

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lee Pace
American actor, born 1979
Carlos Pace
Brazilian racing driver (1944-1977)
Peter Pace
16th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, born 1945
Darrell Pace
American archer, born 1956
Jackson Pace
Actor, born 1999
Judy Pace
American actress, 1942–2026
Orlando Pace
American football player, born 1975

Notable Paces come mostly from the United States (6) and Brazil (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Pace

Pace has the Soundex code P200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P200.

Questions

How common is the surname Pace?: 39,879 people in the United States had the surname Pace in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 7,742 Americans. It ranked 868th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pace?: In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Pace identified as white (not Hispanic), and 16% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Pace?: Lee Pace, American actor, followed by Carlos Pace.
Where is the surname Pace most common?: Wikidata records people named Pace in the United States and Brazil.
Is the surname Pace getting more or less common?: More common. 38,975 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 39,879 in 2010, up 2.3%.