{{About|the surname|the American historic home|Make Peace|the American lake|Makepeace Lake|the Australian island|Makepeace Island}} '''Makepeace''' is an English surname derived from the medieval English ''Mak(en)'', to make, plus ''Pais'', peace. It originally designated a mediator, one who is skilled at negotiation of hostilities. It may refer to:
==People== *Brian Makepeace (born 1931), English footballer *Chris Makepeace (born 1964), Canadian film and television actor *Harry Makepeace (1881–1952), English cricketer and footballer *John Makepeace (born 1939), British furniture designer and maker *Jonathan Makepeace (1774–1850), American businessman and politician *Mary Lou Makepeace, American activist and politician, first female mayor of Colorado Springs (1997–2003) *Ralph Makepeace (1909–1995), English footballer *Reginald Makepeace (1890–1918), British First World War flying ace *Troy Makepeace (born 1979), Australian rules footballer *William Makepeace Thackeray (1811–1863), British novelist, author and illustrator
==Fictional characters== * Detective Sergeant Lady Harriet "Harry" Makepeace, in ''Dempsey and Makepeace'', a British television crime drama *Quentin Makepeace, a villain in the ''Bartimaeus Sequence'' series of children's novels *[https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0538363/filmotype/actor?ref_=m_nmfm_1 Colonel Makepeace], in ''Stargate SG-1'' *Tom Makepeace, in ''House of Cards'' *Winter Makepeace and Asa Makepeace, in the ''Maiden Lane'' series of romance novels by Elizabeth Hoyt *[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0638760/characters/nm0173438 Abel Makepeace], in MacGyver *Corrine Calloway, née Makepeace, protagonist in ''Brightness Falls'', ''The Good Life (novel)'', and ''Bright, Precious Days'', a trilogy of novels by Jay McInerney
==See also== *C. R. Makepeace & Company, a defunct architectural firm in Rhode Island, United States *D. E. Makepeace Company, a historical building in Attleboro, Massachusetts, United States *George Makepeace House, a historical building in Madison, Indiana, United States
{{surname|Makepeace}} Category:Surnames of English origin