How common is the surname Peace?

8,841 people in the United States had the surname Peace in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 34,922 Americans. It ranked 4,022nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Peace?

Roger C. Peace, American politician (1899–1968).

Where is the surname Peace most common?

Wikidata records people named Peace in the United States.

Is the surname Peace getting more or less common?

More common. 8,601 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,841 in 2010, up 2.8%.

Is Peace also a first name?

Yes. Peace 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 Peace

A surname, carried by 8,841 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). Peace is more common than 97.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,841 people named Peace in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 34,922 Americans. That is up 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,601.

#4,022

rank among US surnames

8,841

people in 2010

3.0

per 100,000 Americans

+2.8%

change since 2000 (was #3,781)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,018	McVey	8,848	34,894
#4,019	Ritchey	8,844	34,910
#4,021	Peebles	8,843	34,914
#4,022	Chiang	8,841	34,922
#4,024	Fung	8,837	34,938

Who is named Peace

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

70% of people named Peace identified as white (not Hispanic), 24% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 70%
Black (not Hispanic) 24%
Two or more races 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Peaces

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Roger C. Peace
American politician (1899–1968)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Peace

Peace 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 Peace?: 8,841 people in the United States had the surname Peace in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 34,922 Americans. It ranked 4,022nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Peace?: In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named Peace identified as white (not Hispanic), and 24% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Peace?: Roger C. Peace, American politician (1899–1968).
Where is the surname Peace most common?: Wikidata records people named Peace in the United States.
Is the surname Peace getting more or less common?: More common. 8,601 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,841 in 2010, up 2.8%.
Is Peace also a first name?: Yes. Peace 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.