da Cruz Surname

949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 562,106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Cape Verde

da Cruz Surname User-submission:

This surname has its origins in medieval Portugal, as it can be attested by the particle da, meaning 'of the' in Portuguese. Therefore, its meaning is 'of the cross' or 'belonging to the cross [family]'. Its occurrence can be attested throughout the Portuguese diaspora as well as in former colonies of Portugal.

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da Cruz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil464,6871:46159
Angola49,2981:54795
Mozambique14,8321:1,838442
East Timor12,5311:9730
Cape Verde7,2771:7319
France4,1681:15,9361,701
São Tomé and Príncipe2,0311:8715
Argentina1,6871:25,3372,137
Portugal1,2361:8,429753
Spain9551:48,9554,601
Peru3471:91,5976,073
South Africa3241:167,21518,644
Venezuela2821:107,1073,819
Netherlands2261:74,72212,660
Uruguay2041:16,8221,888
United States1801:2,013,661129,138
England1791:311,27423,420
India1721:4,459,682116,397
Australia1661:162,62516,859
Benin1511:68,4488,305
Luxembourg1321:4,398606
Switzerland1321:62,2197,689
Paraguay1131:64,0421,727
Canada1081:341,16330,982
Belgium871:132,14519,103
Italy711:861,36265,615
Andorra701:1,198204
Suriname581:9,5282,431
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
Ecuador371:429,88810,240
Iceland321:11,8781,089
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Denmark281:201,59716,538
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Norway181:285,68329,080
Honduras161:551,0283,526
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Senegal111:1,325,3953,666
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Costa Rica71:682,8675,051
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Trinidad and Tobago71:194,8549,403
Wales61:515,75523,171
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Swaziland41:324,550996
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

da Cruz (19) may also be a first name.

da Cruz Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname has its origins in medieval Portugal, as it can be attested by the particle da, meaning 'of the' in Portuguese. Therefore, its meaning is 'of the cross' or 'belonging to the cross [family]'. Its occurrence can be attested throughout the Portuguese diaspora as well as in former colonies of Portugal.

A running anecdote surrounding this name's conception is that it was first adopted by returned crusaders who had fought for the Holy See in the east during the high middle ages. The usage of religious symbols as naming inspiration has however been attested throughout many common Portuguese family names, which raises doubt about the truthfulness of this supposed origin.

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da Cruz Last Name Facts

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

da Cruz occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name da Cruz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 949th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 12,965 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 83 percent of da Cruz are found; 83 percent are found in South America and 83 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 2,523,061st most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 19 people.

The last name da Cruz is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is carried by 464,687 people, or 1 in 461. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: São Paulo, where 19 percent live, Bahia, where 13 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 13 percent live. Aside from Brazil this last name is found in 79 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 9 percent live and Mozambique, where 3 percent live.

da Cruz Last Name Statistics demography

The amount da Cruz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 66.1% less than the national average, earning €10,181 per year; in Norway they earn 32.98% less than the national average, earning 231,945 kr per year; in Peru they earn 36.83% more than the national average, earning S/. 26,525 per year; in South Africa they earn 153.51% more than the national average, earning R 602,436 per year; in United States they earn 57.48% more than the national average, earning $67,951 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.67% less than the national average, earning $49,348 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
das Cruz9317/
da Cruiz9314/
da Cruzz934/
da Creuz933/
da Cruuz933/
da Ccruz933/
da Crauz932/
da Scruz932/
da Crouz932/
da Chruz931/
da Crruz931/
da Cruzx931/
da Cruzt931/
da Cru9215/
da Cccruz881/
de Cruz862,048/
da Crus86687/
Da-Cruz86236/
do Cruz8614/
da Crux865/
da Croz863/
di Cruz862/
da Xruz862/
da Cruc862/
da Kruz861/
da Crzu861/
da Crut861/
da Cruzová822/
de Cruiz805/
dos Cruz802/
da Cruis801/
di Crauz801/
de Cru772/
de Jscruz751/
De-Cruz7124/
de Croz7116/
de Crus713/
de Crux712/
da Crús711/
de Crau710/
de Creus6748/
de Crouy6714/

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