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Spanish: IPA: [kruθ] or [krus]
Portuguese: IPA: [kruʃ] "Vera Cruz", "Santa Cruz", "De la Cruz" |
Cruz is a surname of Iberian origin, first found in Castile, Spain, but later spread throughout the territories of the former Spanish and Portuguese Empires. In Spanish and Portuguese, the word means "cross", either the Christian cross or the figure of transecting lines or ways. For example, in the Philippines, the adopted Tagalog word is rendered to "krus" in plain usage, but the Spanish spelling survives as a surname.
The word "Cruz", as well as "Vera Cruz" ("True Cross") and "Santa Cruz" ("Holy Cross") are used as surnames and toponyms. Its origin as a surname particularly flourished after the Alhambra Decree of 1492 and the increasing activities of the Spanish Inquisition, when New Christian families with Crypto-Jewish, Moorish, and/or mixed religious heritage converted to the state-enforced religion of Catholicism and subsequently fashioned and adopted surnames with unambiguous religious affiliation.
Alberto Cruz (disambiguation), multiple people
Adolfo Schewelm Cruz (1923–2012), Argentine Formula One race car driver
Alejandro Cruz (born 1997), American semi-professional MMA fighter
Alex Cruz (disambiguation), multiple people
Alexis Cruz (born 1974), Puerto Rican-American actor
Angel Cruz, a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 180th District
Arturo Cruz (1923–2013), Nicaraguan rebel leader
Áurea Cruz (born 1982), Puerto Rican volleyball player
Tony Sunshine (Antonio Cruz, born 1977), Puerto Rican R&B singer
Beatriz Cruz (born 1980), Puerto Rican track and field athlete
Bobby Cruz (born 1937), Puerto Rican salsa singer and religious minister
Brandon Cruz (born 1962), American actor and musician
Carlos Cruz (disambiguation), multiple people
Catalina Cruz (born 1979), Slovenian-American pornographic actress
Celia Cruz (1924–2003), Cuban salsa singer
Claudia Cruz (born 1986), Dominican Miss World contestant 2004
Dominick Cruz (born 1985), American professional mixed martial artist
Donna Cruz (born 1977), Filipina actress and singer
Edvandro Cruz (born 1978), Brazilian mountaine biker
Ella Cruz (born 1996), Filipino Actress
Ernesto Gómez Cruz (born 1933), Mexican actor
Eva Cruz (born 1974), Puerto Rican volleyball player
Flavio Cruz (born 1982), Portuguese volleyball player
Frank Cruz (born c. 1959), American college baseball coach
Gaspar da Cruz (ca. 1520–1570), Portuguese Dominican friar, author of the first European book on China
Gemma Cruz, Filipino crowned Miss International
Geneva Cruz (born 1976), Filipino actress and singer
Ileana D'Cruz, Indian actress from Goa
Inmaculada Cruz (1960–2013), Spanish politician
Iohana Cruz (born 1980), Cuban diver
Isagani Cruz (c. 1924 – 2013), Filipino judge
Jacqueline Cruz Silva (born 1962), Brazilian beach volleyball player
Jason Cruz (born 1974), American musician, artist, poet
Jesse Cruz, birth name of Ricky Belmonte (1947–2001), Filipino actor
Joaquim Cruz (born 1963), Brazilian athlete and Olympic gold medal winner
John Lloyd Cruz (born 1983), Filipino actor
José Cruz also known as Cheo Cruz (born 1947), Puerto Rican baseball player
José Cruz, Jr. (born 1974), Puerto Rican baseball player
Juan Cruz (born 1978), Dominican baseball player
Juan-Carlos Cruz (born 1962), celebrity chef
Julio Ricardo Cruz (born 1974), former Argentine soccer player
Leo Cruz (born 1957), Dominican boxing champion
Luis Cruz (born 1984), American baseball player
Maria Silva Cruz (1915-1936), Spanish anarchist
Maximiano Tuazon Cruz (1923–2013), Filipino Roman Catholic bishop
Monica Cruz (born 1977), Spanish dancer and actress; sister of Penélope Cruz
Nelson Cruz (born 1980), baseball outfielder from Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic
Nelson Cruz (pitcher) (born 1972), baseball pitcher from Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Nelson Cruz (athlete) (born 1977), long-distance runner from Cape Verde
Nicky Cruz (born 1938), Puerto Rican-American ex-gang leader and religious minister
Nilo Cruz (born 1962), Cuban-American playwright and Pulitzer prize winner
Oswaldo Cruz (1872–1917), Brazilian physician, bacteriologist, and epidemiologist
Penélope Cruz (born 1974), Spanish actress
Raphael Cruz, American acrobat, Cirque du Soleil performer and actor
Rayver Cruz (born 1989), Filipino actor/dancer
Richard Cruz (born 1971), Dominican-American young business leader
Rolando Cruz (born 1939), Puerto Rican pole vaulter
Roque Santa Cruz (born 1981), Paraguayan football player
Simon Cruz, Swedish singer of glam metal band Crashdïet
Sheryl Cruz (born 1974), Filipino actress
Sunshine Cruz (born 1977), Filipino actress
Taio Cruz, British singer (born Adetayo Ayowale O. A. Onile-Ere)
Ted Cruz (born 1970), (Rafael Edward Cruz) Canadian-American politician and United States Senator from Texas since 2013
Tirso Cruz III (born 1953, Filipino actor
Wilson Cruz (born 1973), Puerto Rican-American actor
Victor Cruz (American football) (born 1986), wide receiver
Wendy Cruz (born 1976), Dominican Republic cyclist
Cruz Bustamante (born 1953), American politician
Cruz David Beckham (born 2005), Son of Victoria and David Beckham
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Cruz, fighter in Def Jam Vendetta and Def Jam: Fight for NY
Cruz Pezuela, a character on The Shield
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Kaylie Cruz, fictional character on the ABC Family series, Make It or Break It
Maritza Cruz, police sergeant in the television drama Third Watch
Soma Cruz in the video game Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
Ramiro "Ram" Cruz, the main protagonist of the games Total Overdose and Chili Con Carnage
Tomari Kurusu, a character in the Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl anime and manga; her last name is derived from Cruz
Mateo 'Matt' Cruz, current BAU Section Chief in the television drama Criminal Minds
Clavo Cruz, recurring criminal and enemy to Lt Horatio Caine in the television drama CSI: Miami
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