Arce is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Eleutherius of Rocca d'Arce, saint
Francisco Arce (1821-1878), Mexican soldier in Alta California (see Rancho Santa Ysabel (Arce))
Francisco Arce (born 1971), Paraguayan footballer
Gaspar Núñez de Arce (1834–1903), Spanish writer and statesman
Juan Carlos Arce (born 1985), Bolivian footballer
Gregorio Vasquez de Arce y Ceballos (1639–1711), Colombian painter
Manuel José Arce (1787—1847), Salvadoran politician
