Macke surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Macke surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,399 people carried this name — #12,835 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 123,500 people counted. That is up 9% from 2,196 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 289 people named Macke.

Those born in France came from 15 départements, most often Nord.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Nord 184
Pas-de-Calais 71
Oise 11
Somme 7
Paris 6
Deux-Sèvres 1
Seine-Maritime 1
Rhône 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Poland’s population register

64 people named Macke have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 79 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 9 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Greater Poland 23
Warmian-Masurian 16
Silesian 7
Pomeranian 5
Lubusz 3
Masovian 3
West Pomeranian 3
Łódź 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In print

Macke in American newspapers,
1895–1922.

Newspaper page from The Anaconda Standard carrying the name Macke
The Anaconda Standard 1895-11-07
Newspaper page from Grant County Herald carrying the name Macke
Grant County Herald 1922-09-20
Newspaper page from Grant County Herald carrying the name Macke
Grant County Herald 1919-10-01

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 16,102 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Macke,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Ottilie Macke
    Ottilie Macke 1875–1938
  • August Macke
    August Macke 1887–1914 · painter
  • Gustav Macke 1875–1958 · painter
  • Wilhelm Macke 1920–1994 · physicist
  • Josef Macke 1922–
  • Kenneth Macke 1938–2008 · businessperson

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Macke is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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