The surname Cruz: origin and meaning

In addition to being one of the most popular surnames in the world, the Cruz surname also stands out for some interesting characteristics:

• The surname Cruz ranks 186th on the list of the most common surnames in the world.
• Around the world there are some 3,580,252 people with the last name Cruz.
• The highest density of the Cruz surname is found in Guam, an island in the western Pacific that was a Spanish colony.
• Variants of this surname exist in almost all European countries: Cross in Great Britain, Groze in France, and Kreuze and Kreuziger in Germany.
• Cruz is the 82nd most popular surname in the United States.
• It is the 11th most common surname in Honduras and the Northern Mariana Islands.
• It is the 12th most popular surname in Palau and Puerto Rico.
• In Nicaragua and Mexico it is the 15th most common surname.
• Cruz is also a popular Spanish name, and is the 17th most common Hispanic surname.
• Other variants of the surname Cruz are: Cruces, de Cruz, de la Cruz, da Cruz, Cruzado, Cruse, Cruise, Cross, D’cruz.

Celebrities with the last name Cruz

Some of the most famous people with the last name Cruz are:

• Celia Cruz: Cuban singer.
• Penélope Cruz: Spanish actress.
• Ted Cruz: US Senator.
• Dominick Cruz: American mixed martial arts fighter.
• Nicolás de la Cruz: Uruguayan soccer player.
• David de la Cruz: Spanish cyclist.
• Nilo Cruz: Cuban playwright.
• Rayver Cruz: Filipino actor.

Genealogy Resources on the Surname Cruz

To learn more about the surname Cruz, there are different tools available on the web. Some of them are:

• The family genealogy forum: where you can find other people with the last name Cruz.
• GeneaNet is a registry of archives and family trees from around the world for the Cruz surname.

Bibliography

• Faure Sabater, R. Dictionary of Spanish surnames. (2001). Spain. Espasa.
• Hanks, P.; Hodges, F. A Dictionary of Surnames . (1989). Spain. Oxford University Press.
• Vilches Y De Marín, E. Golden book of Spanish surnames: their etymology, genealogy and heraldry . (2012). Spain. Ulan Press.