Holycross Family History
Holycross Name Meaning
Possibly an Americanized form (translation into English) of Italian Santa Croce Spanish Santa Cruz or some other southern European surname meaning ‘the Holy Cross’. Alternatively perhaps English: habitational name from any of a few places in England called Holy Cross (in County Durham Tyne and Wear Herefordshire). This surname is not found in Britain.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022