Explore the Family Name Dace

The meaning of Dace

English: from Middle English dars, dase ‘dace, the fish Lenciscus lenciscus’ (Old French dars), possibly a nickname for someone thought to resemble the fish in some way or a nickname for a fisherman. Compare Dass.

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How common is the last name Dace in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Dace slightly decreased from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, the rank of the surname was 29,904 and it slid to 30,735 by 2010, indicating a change of -2.78%. However, the count of people bearing the surname increased modestly from 741 in 2000 to 758 in 2010, showing a growth rate of 2.29%. The proportion per 100,000 people dwindled from 0.27 to 0.26 over the decade, marking a drop of -3.7%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,904	#30,735	-2.78%
Count	741	758	2.29%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.26	-3.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dace

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insight into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Dace. Over the period from 2000 to 2010, there has been an increase in diversity among the bearers of the surname. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander rose by 60.53%, and those reporting two or more races increased by 32.80%. While the white population carrying the surname saw a decrease of -12.04%, the percentage of black individuals increased by 11.85%. Notably, there were no recorded Hispanic or American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals in 2000, but by 2010, these groups represented 2.11% and 0.79% respectively of the people with the Dace surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	63.29%	55.67%	-12.04%
Black	29.96%	33.51%	11.85%
Asian/Pacific Islander	3.37%	5.41%	60.53%
Two or More Races	1.89%	2.51%	32.8%
Hispanic	0%	2.11%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.79%	0%