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