Explore the Family Name Makepeace

The meaning of Makepeace

English: nickname from Middle English make (Old English macian) + peis, pes ‘make peace’, probably for a professional arbitrator or for someone known for his skill at patching up quarrels, although it may also have been used ironically (see Pace).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Makepeace has seen a marginal rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname moved from 33,876 in 2000 to 33,772 in 2010, marking an increase of 0.31 percent. In terms of count, there were 634 individuals with this surname in 2000 and this number increased by 6.31 percent to 674 in 2010. However, the proportion of Makepeace per 100,000 people has seen a slight decrease of 4.17 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,876	#33,772	0.31%
Count	634	674	6.31%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.23	-4.17%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Makepeace

Looking at the ethnicity distribution of the Makepeace surname based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, it's clear that the largest ethnic group remains White, although their proportion decreased slightly from 86.44% in 2000 to 83.98% in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic showed a significant increase during the same time period, going from 8.04% to 11.42%. There was also a noticeable growth in the Asian/Pacific Islander category, which jumped from 0.95% to 1.63%. Individuals who identified as belonging to two or more races saw a sharp decrease from 3.15% to 1.34%. Lastly, there were no individuals identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, but by 2010, these categories represented 0.74% and 0.89% respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	86.44%	83.98%	-2.85%
Hispanic	8.04%	11.42%	42.04%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.95%	1.63%	71.58%
Two or More Races	3.15%	1.34%	-57.46%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.89%	0%
Black	0%	0.74%	0%