de La Cruz Surname

675th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 811,873 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

de La Cruz Surname Definition:

(Span.) Of the Cross [Latin crux, crucis, a cross]

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de La Cruz Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico423,7871:29342
Peru132,3671:24026
Dominican Republic90,6761:11514
Philippines49,5511:2,043141
Guatemala43,2201:37265
Spain25,3091:1,847215
Cuba13,4641:856145
Ecuador12,6271:1,260222
Colombia12,5871:3,796614
United States8,4491:42,9005,258
Panama5,2541:745150
Argentina4,3761:9,768937
Venezuela4,3581:6,931777
El Salvador3,7371:1,698305
Chile1,2171:14,4751,080
Bolivia9251:11,4771,192
Saudi Arabia9141:33,7594,846
Paraguay5341:13,552664
Brazil4941:433,34916,443
France4931:134,73220,602
Canada4721:78,0638,764
Australia4481:60,2587,305
Uruguay3551:9,6671,080
Puerto Rico3111:11,415540
South Africa2481:218,45822,930
England1781:313,02323,520
Honduras1711:51,5581,261
Costa Rica1371:34,891955
Netherlands1031:163,95324,033
Belize1021:3,485679
Germany781:1,032,12170,345
Switzerland731:112,50611,658
Thailand631:1,121,244165,873
Singapore601:91,7953,674
Qatar591:39,9664,109
Guyana541:14,1151,941
Belgium501:229,93329,007
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Italy451:1,359,03878,318
Denmark441:128,28911,616
Sweden301:328,22522,987
Iceland281:13,5751,212
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Curaçao191:8,276277
Aruba181:5,749789
Guam161:10,0081,526
Norway131:395,56035,657
Nicaragua101:602,1093,988
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Turks and Caicos Islands81:4,291379
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
China61:227,886,92811,701
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Dominica31:25,297621
Macau31:200,543803
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Anguilla11:13,436792
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
East Timor11:1,215,928507
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

The alternate forms: de La Crúz (3) & de La Crùz (2) are calculated separately.

de La Cruz (1,963) may also be a first name.

de La Cruz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Span.) Of the Cross [Latin crux, crucis, a cross]

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Dweller near the cross.

"Cruz" comes from the latin "crux" and referred to an instru­ment of torture of the Romans.

See Cruz.

— Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

A Spanish surname, meanin: Of The Cross .

- kenyahdelacruz
DNA test information
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de La Cruz Demographics

Average Male de La Cruz Height

170.05 cm

Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 725 (2014)

Average Female de La Cruz Height

160.9 cm

Average female height (US):
161.5 cm
Sample size: 81 (2014)

Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries

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de La Cruz Last Name Facts

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

de La Cruz has its highest incidence in Mexico. It can appear as a variant: de La Crúz or de La Crùz. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name de La Cruz? popularity and diffusion

The surname de La Cruz is the 675th most numerous last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 8,976 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of de La Cruz reside; 53 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Hispano-North America. It is also the 171,038th most frequently occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 1,963 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Mexico, where it is borne by 423,787 people, or 1 in 293. In Mexico it is most numerous in: Tabasco, where 19 percent reside, México, where 12 percent reside and Veracruz, where 11 percent reside. Barring Mexico de La Cruz exists in 104 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 16 percent reside and The Dominican Republic, where 11 percent reside.

de La Cruz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of de La Cruz has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 40,233 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,369 percent between 1881 and 2014.

de La Cruz Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de La Cruz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 73.76% less than the national average, earning €7,881 per year; in Norway they earn 27.49% less than the national average, earning 250,931 kr per year; in Peru they earn 20.67% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,379 per year; in South Africa they earn 82.37% more than the national average, earning R 433,380 per year; in Colombia they earn 17.5% less than the national average, earning $18,729,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 35.51% more than the national average, earning $58,470 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.28% less than the national average, earning $41,098 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de La Crúz973/
de La Crùz972/
de La Creuz9534/
de La Cru9512/
de las Cruz958/
de La Crruz955/
de La Ccruz954/
de La Cruiz953/
de La Cruuz952/
de La Crusz951/
de La Crus90440/
de La Crux905/
de-La Cruz902/
de La Cruc901/
de La Crzu901/
de La Croz901/
de La Cruce867/
de Los Cruz861/
de La Crouse8212/
de-La-Cruz8023,481/
de La Cros802/
de La Croes7635/
de La Cross763/
De-La-Kruz704/
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de La Cruz Reference & Research

Delacruz DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Delacruz FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to de La Cruz
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