Cruce Surname

144,532nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,074 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Micronesia

Cruce Surname Definition:

(English) One who lived near a cross at a roadside dedicated to some saint, it often serving as a marker or guidepost.

Cruce Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7761:130,56913,762
Romania851:236,21022,608
Argentina651:657,59145,740
Venezuela421:719,14512,108
France261:2,554,720189,486
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Guam11:160,1214,893
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2341:214,61018,363

The alternate forms: Crucè (1) & Crucé (1) are calculated separately.

Cruce (52) may also be a first name.

Cruce Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who lived near a cross at a roadside dedicated to some saint, it often serving as a marker or guidepost.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Cruce Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cruce Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Cruce is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Crucè or Crucé. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cruce? popularity and diffusion

It is the 144,532nd most frequently used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,370,705 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Cruce are found; 84 percent are found in North America and 84 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Cruce is also the 1,381,723rd most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 52 people.

The surname Cruce is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 2,776 people, or 1 in 130,569. In The United States Cruce is primarily found in: Florida, where 20 percent are found, Georgia, where 17 percent are found and Texas, where 10 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name exists in 25 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 3 percent are found and Argentina, where 2 percent are found.

Cruce Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cruce has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,186 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cruce Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Cruce are 14.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.54% registered with the political party.

Cruce earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.62% less than the national average, earning $42,880 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crucè931/
Crucé931/
Cruces9121,438/
Crucet91510/
Cruice91471/
Crucke91245/
Crucey91196/
Crucez9170/
Cruche9158/
Crucce9137/
Crucer9119/
Crouce917/
Creuce912/
Dcruce911/
Kcruce911/
Crucea911/
Crauce911/
Cruchet831,350/
Crouche83213/
Cruceat83116/
Cruchez8312/
Cruycke8311/
Cruisce839/
Crucher837/
Croucet835/
Crucker833/
Crucess832/
Crutcer831/
Crutche831/
Croucer831/
Crucett831/
Crusces831/
Cruches831/
Croce8023,937/
Cruse8016,564/
Cruze807,976/
Crucy80173/
Cruci80112/
Cruje8093/
Kruce8084/
Cruch8029/
Cruge8014/
Cruca806/
Cruke803/
Cruße801/
Crutcher778,440/
Croucher777,850/
Crouchet77358/
Croucier7746/
Cruchett7729/
Crutchet7725/
Creuchet7715/
Cruthcer7710/
Crauchet7710/
Crucetts775/
Chrucher773/
Crutches772/
Chruches772/
Crutcehr772/
Cruckett771/
Crouchez771/
Craucher770/
Crouches770/
Crouchey770/
Crutcker770/
Crutchee770/
Crouch7350,559/
Crouse7322,506/
Cruise7310,062/
Crause732,379/
Dcruze731,366/
Cruger73784/
Cruser73752/
Crocce73545/
Creuze73489/
Crucis73390/
Crucci73372/
Crudge73306/
Cruzet73305/
Cruset73293/
Scruci73279/
Cruzes73242/
Crusse73192/
Cruses73176/
Crusey73150/
Scruse73132/
Creuse73105/
Crusie73102/
Krucke7378/
Crusch7373/
Cruchi7368/
Kruche7364/
Cruque7361/
Cruize7358/
Crutze7351/
Crutse7351/
Krauce7349/
Crauze7329/
Cruzer7327/
Crocie7318/
Crujca7313/
Crocke7310/
Crouze739/
Crauch738/
Cruzez736/
Cruuse735/
Crushe734/
Crucit733/
Crujed733/
Krucer732/
Crusez732/
Cruzee732/
Crauge731/
Kruice731/
Crucza731/
Cruges731/
Crukey731/
Cruzey731/
Cruzke731/
Crukes731/
Cruzei731/
Dcruje731/
Chruse731/
Crouxe731/
Cruchy731/
Cruché731/
Cruget731/
Cruich731/
Cruixe731/
Cruçey731/
Krucey730/
Cruker730/
Crusea730/
Cruske730/
Cruike730/
Krouce730/
Crujse730/
Crusje730/
Cruzie730/
Crutchett71177/
Croutsche7189/
Croutcher7152/
Crouchett7130/
Cruthcher716/
Cruthcier712/
Crutcherr711/
Chrutcher711/
Croustche711/
Cruischer710/
Crutckett710/
Crustcher710/
Cruz673,580,273/
Crouzet677,242/
Crus672,602/
Krusche672,204/
D'Cruze67920/
Creuzet67899/
Crouser67623/
Croutch67439/
Crauser67317/
Crousse67195/
Creuset67140/
Krucher67137/
Crouset6794/
Krouche6793/
Crusher6764/
Creuzer6762/
Crusset6760/
Crockey6758/
Crausse6752/
Crucitt6740/
Crusich6731/
Cruschi6731/
Crauzer6727/
Crousey6722/
Crouchi6721/
Cruisey6720/
Kruscke6718/
Crushed6718/
Crouzer6716/
Crucich6716/
Creuser6712/
Schruse6712/
Cruizer6711/
Scrouse6710/
Croutze679/
Crouzie679/
Krauche678/
Dcruize677/
Crussie676/
Crouger675/
Crusett675/
Crusser674/
Cruises673/
Kruchke673/
Cruscha673/
Crucchi673/
Cruisse673/
Cruquet673/
Crusies672/
Creuger672/
Crockee672/
Crousie672/
Crusier672/
Creuses672/
Cruquer672/
Kruches671/
Kruczer671/
Crhause671/
Crougey671/
Crouses671/
Crrouse671/
Cruised671/
Cruzchi671/
Chrouci671/
Chrouse671/
Ckrause671/
Dcrruze671/
Shrouce671/
Crausey671/
Crosche671/
Crushes671/
Cruzett671/
Chruchi671/
Kreuche671/
Kreucer671/
Kroucze671/
Cruijse671/
Crujich671/
Crusses671/
Crauset671/
Creusse671/
Cruzzes671/
Croucht671/
Cruiser670/
Crauger670/
Crussey670/
Cruiger670/
Crutchy670/
Crockie670/
Crautze670/
Kroucke670/
Chruser670/
Crouker670/
Crutsie670/
Crausch670/
Crauker670/
Crausea670/
Crucoys670/
Kruicer670/
Crutser670/

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