Arce Family History
Arce Name Meaning
Spanish: habitational name from Arce a place in Cantabria and Burgos. Basque: Castilianized form of a habitational name from Artzi (Castilian Arce) a place in Navarre or any other place called with Basque artze ‘stony place’ (from arri ‘stone’ + the suffix -tze denoting abundance).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022