Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
DACE
As described in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
DACE. Not so likely from the fish so called as from some continental locality named Ace or Aes with the prefix D'.
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English