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Cruz is a surname of Iberian origin, first found in Castile (historical region), Spain. It means “cross” in Spanish and Portuguese. In The Philippines the word is rendered to “krus”, but the Spanish form is used for surnames. The word "Cruz", as well as "Vera Cruz" ("True Cross") and "Santa Cruz" ("Holy Cross") are used as surnames and topological names.
Cruz refers to:
[edit] Persons
- Adolfo Cruz (contemporary), Argentine Formula One race car driver
- Alex Cruz (contemporary), American amateur astronomer
- Alexis Cruz (1974–), Puerto Rican-American actor
- Andrés de Santa Cruz (1792–1865), Bolivian, President of Peru and President of Bolivia
- Aurea Cruz (born 1982), Puerto Rican volleyball player
- Tony Sunshine (Antonio Cruz) , Puerto Rican R&B singer
- Beatriz Cruz (born 1980), Puerto Rican track and field athlete
- Bobby Cruz (born 1937), Puerto Rican salsa singer and religious minister
- Brandon Cruz (born 1962), American actor and musician
- Carlos Cruz also known as Teo Cruz (1937–1970), Dominican boxer
- Celia Cruz (1924–2003), Cuban salsa singer
- Claudia Cruz (contemporary), Dominican Miss World contestant 2004
- Donna Cruz, Filipina actress and singer
- Edvandro Cruz (born 1978), Brazilian mountaine biker
- Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Mexican actor
- Eva Cruz (born 1974), Puerto Rican volleyball player
- Flavio Cruz (born 1982), Portuguese volleyball player
- Gemma Cruz, Filipino who crowned as Miss International
- Iohana Cruz (born 1980), Cuban diver
- Jacqueline Cruz Silva (1962–), Brazilian beach volleyball player
- Joaquim Cruz (born 1963), Brazilian athlete and Olympic gold medal winner
- John Lloyd Cruz, Filipino actor
- José Cruz also known as Cheo Cruz (1947–), Puerto Rican baseball player
- José Cruz, Jr. (born 1974), Puerto Rican baseball player
- Juan Cruz (born 1978), Dominican baseball player
- Juan de la Cruz (1542–91), Spanish friar and poet
- Juan-Carlos Cruz (contemporary), celebrity chef
- Julio Cruz Argentina football striker
- Leo Cruz (1957–), Dominican boxing champion
- Luis Cruz (born 1984), American baseball shortstop
- Magdalena de la Cruz (1487–1560), Spanish Franciscan nun of Cordova
- María Cruz Díaz (born 1969), Spanish race walker
- María Cruz González (born 1971), Spanish field hockey player
- Monica Cruz (born 1977), Spanish dancer and actress; sister of Penelope Cruz
- Nicky Cruz (born 1938), Puerto Rican-American ex-gang leader and religious minister
- Nilo Cruz (born 1962), Cuban-American playwright and Pulitzer prize winner
- Oswaldo Cruz (1872–1917), Brazilian physician, bacteriologist, and epidemiologist
- Penélope Cruz (1974–), Spanish actress
- Rayver Cruz (1989–), Filipino Actor/Dancer
- Rolando Cruz (1939–), Puerto Rican pole vaulter
- Roque Santa Cruz (1981–), Paraguayan football player
- Sheryl Cruz (contemporary), Filipino actress
- Taio Cruz (1983–), British singer
- Tirso Cruz III, Filipino actor
- Ulises de la Cruz (1974–), Ecuadorian football player
- Wilson Cruz (1973–), Puerto Rican-American actor
- Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Mexican nun and poet
- Cruz Bustamante (1953–), American politician
- Vincent Cruz Karate instructor and author
- Wendy Cruz (1976–), Dominican Republic cyclist
[edit] Fictional characters
[edit] Places
- Achadas da Cruz, parish in the district of Porto Moniz, Madeira, Portugal
- Cruz, Ceará, municipality in the state of Ceará, Brazil
- Cruz, Vila Nova de Famalicão, parish in the municipality of Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal
- Cruz Bay, city on the island of St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands
- Osvaldo Cruz, municipality and county in the state of São Paulo, Brazil
- Porto da Cruz, parish in the district of Machico, Madeira, Portugal
- Puerto de la Cruz, town in the Canary Islands, Spain
- Puerto La Cruz, coastal city in Anzoátegui state, Venezuela
- La Cruz, Chile
- La Cruz, Chihuahua, in Mexico
- La Cruz, Tamaulipas, in Mexico
- La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, in the Mexican state of Nayarit
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