Explore the Family Name De Pace

The meaning of De Pace

Italian: patronymic from the personal name Pace. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Sal, Antonio, Nunziato, Tommaso.

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How common is the last name De Pace in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname De Pace saw a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, De Pace ranked 42,912th in terms of popularity and by 2010 it had climbed slightly to a rank of 42,640. This represents a change of approximately 0.63 percent. The count of individuals with this surname also rose during this period from 475 in 2000 to 508 in 2010, an increase of almost 7 percent. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a slight decrease of about 5.56 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,912	#42,640	0.63%
Count	475	508	6.95%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.17	-5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name De Pace

The data from the Decennial U.S. Census also provides insights into the ethnic identity associated with the De Pace surname. Most bearers of the De Pace surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a small decline from 97.26 percent to 95.47 percent over the decade. A small fraction of De Pace individuals identified as Hispanic, with a slight decrease from 1.26 percent to 1.18 percent. New additions to the De Pace ethnicity breakdown in 2010 included those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those claiming two or more races, each making up around 1.5 percent of the total. There were no individuals who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.26%	95.47%	-1.84%
Two or More Races	0%	1.57%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.38%	0%
Hispanic	1.26%	1.18%	-6.35%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%