Explore the Family Name Macey

The meaning of Macey

1. English: variant of Massey. 2. Americanized form of Slovak and Rusyn (from Slovakia) Macej or Mačej and Polish Maciej, derivatives of the Latin personal name Matthaeus (see Matthew).

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

The surname Macey, as per the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, saw a minor increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 12,590 among all surnames and rose slightly to 12,504 by 2010, marking a 0.68% change. The number of individuals who bore this surname also witnessed growth over this decade, increasing from 2,257 to 2,479, translating to a 9.84% rise. Interestingly, the proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.84.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,590	#12,504	0.68%
Count	2,257	2,479	9.84%
Proportion per 100k	0.84	0.84	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Macey

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the Macey surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts between the years 2000 and 2010. Although the majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, the percentage decreased slightly from 89.77% to 88.71%. On the other hand, those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander significantly increased their representation from 0.40% to 0.65%. A similar trend was observed for individuals identifying as Hispanic and those indicating two or more races, with increases of 33.65% and 24.06% respectively. However, the percentage of individuals identifying as Black slightly decreased, and there was a minimal increase among those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	89.77%	88.71%	-1.18%
Black	6.16%	5.93%	-3.73%
Hispanic	2.08%	2.78%	33.65%
Two or More Races	1.33%	1.65%	24.06%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.65%	62.5%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.27%	0.28%	3.7%