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Cruz Name Meaning
Spanish and Portuguese: from a common and widespread religious
Christian personal name from cruz ‘cross’ (Latin crux),
or a habitational name from any of numerous places named Cruz or La
Cruz, from this word.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Cruz Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Cruz families
 941 - 1,880  314 - 940 |
 1 - 313  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Cruz families
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4 - 6 2 - 3 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Cruz last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Cruz census records
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Cruz Family Origin
Cruz Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Cruz
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Cruz Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Cruz census records
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Cruz Civil War Service Records
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