Alce

Alce Meaning & Origin

About Alce
The surname Alce is of English origin and is derived from the medieval given name "Alse", a variant of Alice. The name Alice itself comes from the Old French name "Aalis", which was a diminutive form of the Germanic name Adalheidis, meaning "noble" or "of noble kind". Therefore, the surname Alce is likely to have originated as a patronymic surname, indicating that the bearer was the son or descendant of someone named Alice.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Alce is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Alce: 396
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 52,383
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.13

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Alce based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Alce is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ALS
🗽 NYSIIS
A
🔊 Soundex
A420
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
EY1 L S
🌐 IPA
/alce*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ALS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
A420

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Alce in Braille

Here's how to represent Alce in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Alce in braille

How to sign the name Alce using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Alce using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Alce in sign language

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