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Definition: Cross, dweller near a cross. Cruz means "cross" in Spanish, referring to the cross of the Crucifixion.
Surname Origin:
Spanish, Portuguese
Alternate Surname Spellings:
DE CRUZ, DE LA CRUZ, DA CRUZ, CRUZADO, CRUSE, CRUISE, CROSS, D'CRUZ
More Resources for the Surname CRUZ :
Hispanic Genealogy CRUZ Family Genealogy Forum FamilySearch - CRUZ Genealogy CRUZ Surname Mailing List Surname Finder - CRUZ Genealogy & Family Resources Cousin Connect - CRUZ Genealogy Queries DistantCousin.com - CRUZ Genealogy & Family History MyCinnamonToast.com - CRUZ Genealogy in All Regions References: Surname Meanings & Origins Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin
Books, 1967. Dorward, David. Scottish
Surnames. Collins Celtic (Pocket edition), 1998. Fucilla, Joseph. Our Italian Surnames.
Genealogical Publishing Company, 2003. Smith, Elsdon C. American
Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997. Looking for the meaning of a given name? Check out
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Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges.
A Dictionary of Surnames. Great
Britain: Oxford University Press, 1989.
Reaney, P.H. A Dictionary of English Surnames. Oxford University
Press, 1997.
