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{{Infobox surname
| name          = Cruz
| image         = Meister des Reliquienkreuzes von Cosenza 002.jpg
| image_size    = 140
| caption       = <small>The [[Christian Cross]]</small>
| pronunciation = Spanish: {{IPA|es|kɾuθ|IPA}} <small>or</small> {{IPA|es|kɾus|}}<br />Portuguese: {{IPA|pt|kɾuʃ|IPA}}
| meaning       = [[Cross]]
| region        = Spain, Portugal
| language      = Spanish, Portuguese. 
| variant = "Vera Cruz", "Santa Cruz", "De la Cruz" 
| family         =
| search        = 
| prefix        = 
| footnotes     = 
}}

'''Cruz''' is a [[surname]] of [[Iberian Peninsula|Iberian]] origin, first found in [[Castile (historical region)|Castile]],{{citation needed|date=February 2016}} Spain, but later spread throughout the territories of the former [[Spanish Empire|Spanish]] and [[Portuguese Empire]]s. In Spanish and Portuguese, the word means "cross", either the [[Christian cross]] or the figure of transecting lines or ways. For example, in the [[Philippines]], the adopted [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]] word is rendered to "krus" in plain usage, but the Spanish spelling survives as a surname.

The word "Cruz" (Spanish for "Cross"), as well as "Vera Cruz" ("True Cross") and "Santa Cruz" ("Holy Cross") are used as surnames and toponyms. Its origin as a surname particularly flourished after the [[Alhambra Decree]] of 1492 and the increasing activities of the [[Spanish Inquisition]], when New Christian families with [[Crypto-Judaism|Crypto-Jewish]], [[Morisco|Moorish]], and/or mixed religious heritage converted to the state-enforced religion of [[Catholic Church|Catholicism]] and subsequently fashioned and adopted surnames with unambiguous religious affiliation.

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==People with the surname==
===General===
*[[Alberto Cruz (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Alejandro Cruz (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Alex Cruz (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Arturo Cruz]] (1923–2013), Nicaraguan rebel leader
*[[Carlos Cruz (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Isagani Cruz]] (c. 1924 – 2013), Filipino judge
*[[Juan-Carlos Cruz]] (born 1962), Dominican American celebrity chef
*[[Maria Silva Cruz]] (1915–1936), Spanish anarchist
*[[Maximiano Tuazon Cruz]] (1923–2013), Filipino Roman Catholic bishop
*[[Nicky Cruz]] (born 1938), Puerto Rican-American ex-gang leader and religious minister
*[[Nikolas Cruz]] (born 1998), American criminal, perpetrator of the [[Parkland high school shooting]]
*[[Oswaldo Cruz]] (1872&ndash;1917), Brazilian physician, bacteriologist, and epidemiologist
*[[Richard Cruz (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Terri Cruz]] (1927-2017), American community organizer

===Arts===
====General====
*[[Amina Cruz]], American photographer
*[[Claudia Cruz]] (born 1986), Dominican Miss World contestant 2004
*[[Gaspar da Cruz]] (ca. 1520–1570), Portuguese Dominican friar, author of the first European book on China
*[[Gemma Cruz]], Filipino crowned Miss International
*[[Lizania Cruz]], Dominican artist
*[[Nilo Cruz]] (born 1962), Cuban-American playwright and Pulitzer prize winner

====Actors and Actresses====
;General
*[[Ernesto Gómez Cruz]] (born 1933), Mexican actor
*[[Ileana D'Cruz]], Indian actress from Goa
*[[Mónica Cruz]] (born 1977), Spanish dancer and actress; sister of Penélope Cruz
*[[Penélope Cruz]] (born 1974), Spanish actress

;American
*[[Raphael Cruz]], American acrobat, [[Cirque du Soleil]] performer and actor
*[[Wilson Cruz]] (born 1973), Puerto Rican-American actor
*[[Alexis Cruz]] (born 1974), Puerto Rican-American actor
*[[Brandon Cruz]] (born 1962), American actor and musician
*[[Raymond Cruz]] (born 1964), American actor
;Filipino
*[[Donna Cruz]] (born 1977), Filipina actress and singer
*[[Ella Cruz]] (born 1996), Filipino Actress
*[[Geneva Cruz]] (born 1976), Filipino actress and singer
*Jesse Cruz, birth name of [[Ricky Belmonte]] (1947–2001), Filipino actor
*[[John Lloyd Cruz]] (born 1983), Filipino actor
*[[Rayver Cruz]] (born 1989), Filipino actor/dancer
*[[Rodjun Cruz]] (born 1987), Filipino actor/dancer
*[[Sheryl Cruz]] (born 1974), Filipino actress
*[[Sunshine Cruz]] (born 1977), Filipino actress
*[[Tirso Cruz III]] (born 1953, Filipino actor

====Musical Artists====
;General
*[[Celia Cruz]] (1924–2003), Cuban salsa singer
*[[Simon Cruz]], Swedish singer of glam metal band Crashdïet
*[[Taio Cruz]], British singer (born Adetayo Ayowale O. A. Onile-Ere)

;American
*[[Adam Cruz]], American jazz drummer
*[[Tony Sunshine]] (Antonio Cruz, born 1977), Puerto Rican R&B singer
*[[Bobby Cruz]] (born 1937), Puerto Rican salsa singer and religious minister
*[[Jason Cruz]] (born 1974), American musician, artist, poet

===Politicians===
*[[Angel Cruz]], a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 180th District
*[[Benjamin Cruz]] (born 1951), Guamanian politician
*[[Catalina Cruz]] (born 1980s), New York politician
*[[Gina Cruz Blackledge]] (born 1969), Mexican politician, Senator from Baja California since 2018
*[[Inmaculada Cruz]] (1960–2013), Spanish politician
*[[Ted Cruz]] (born 1970), (Rafael Edward Cruz) Canadian-American politician and United States Senator from Texas since 2013

===Sports===
*[[Adolfo Schwelm Cruz]] (1923–2012), Argentine Formula One race car driver
*[[Beatriz Cruz]] (born 1980), Puerto Rican track and field athlete
*[[Carl Bryan Cruz]] (born 1991), Filipino basketball player
*[[Dominick Cruz]] (born 1985), American professional mixed martial artist
*[[Edvandro Cruz]] (born 1978), Brazilian mountain biker
*[[Iohana Cruz]] (born 1980), Cuban diver
*[[Jericho Cruz]] (born 1990), Filipino basketball player
*[[Jervy Cruz]] (born 1986), Filipino basketball player
*[[Joaquim Cruz]] (born 1963), Brazilian athlete and Olympic gold medal winner
*[[Juana Cruz]] (1917–1981), Spanish woman bullfighter
*[[Julio Ricardo Cruz]] (born 1974), former Argentine soccer player
*[[Leo Cruz]] (born 1957), Dominican boxing champion
*[[Nelson Cruz (athlete)]] (born 1977), long-distance runner from Cape Verde
*[[Raúl Ceferino Cruz]] (1934–1985), Argentine chess master
*[[Rolando Cruz]] (born 1939), Puerto Rican pole vaulter
*[[Roque Santa Cruz]] (born 1981), Paraguayan footballer
*[[Victor Cruz (American football)|Victor Cruz]] (born 1986), American football player
*[[Wendy Cruz]] (born 1976), Dominican cyclist

====Baseball====
*[[Fernando Cruz (baseball)]] (born 1990), Puerto Rican baseball player
*[[Frank Cruz]] (born c. 1959), American college baseball coach
*[[Jesús Cruz]] (born 1995), Mexican baseball player
*[[José Cruz]] also known as Cheo Cruz (born 1947), Puerto Rican baseball player
*[[José Cruz Jr.]] (born 1974), Puerto Rican baseball player
*[[Juan Cruz (baseball)|Juan Cruz]] (born 1978), Dominican baseball player
*[[Luis Cruz]] (born 1984), American baseball player
*[[Nelson Cruz]] (born 1980), baseball outfielder from Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic
*[[Nelson Cruz (pitcher)]] (born 1972), baseball pitcher from Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
*[[Oneil Cruz]] (born 1998), Dominican baseball player

====Volleyball====
*[[Áurea Cruz]] (born 1982), Puerto Rican volleyball player
*[[Eva Cruz]] (born 1974), Puerto Rican volleyball player
*[[Flávio Cruz]] (born 1982), Portuguese volleyball player
*[[Jackie Silva|Jacqueline Cruz Silva]] (born 1962), Brazilian beach volleyball player

===As a given name===
*[[Cruz Bustamante]] (born 1953), American politician
*[[Cruz Martínez Esteruelas]] (1932–2000), Spanish politician
*[[Cruz Reynoso]] (1932–2021), American civil rights lawyer and jurist.

==Fictional characters==
* Artemio Cruz, protagonist of the novel ''[[La muerte de Artemio Cruz]]'' by [[Carlos Fuentes]]
* Ernesto De La Cruz, the main antagonist of ''[[Coco (2017 film)|Coco]]''
* [[List of Make It or Break It characters#Cruz family|Kaylie Cruz]], fictional character on the ABC Family series, ''[[Make It or Break It]]''
* [[Maritza Cruz]], police sergeant in the television drama ''Third Watch''
* Ramiro "Ram" Cruz, the main protagonist of the games ''[[Total Overdose]]'' and ''[[Chili Con Carnage]]''
* [[Soma Cruz]] in the video game ''[[Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow]]''
* Sonia Cruz, a character in the Netflix series ''[[Grand Army (TV series)|Grand Army]]''
* Rosa and Jiggy "Baseball" Cruz, characters in the British comic book series ''[[MPH (comics)|MPH]]''
* [[Jessica Cruz]], a [[Green Lantern]] from [[DC Comics]].
* Cruz Ramirez, a character in ''[[Cars 3]]''    
* Cruz Coronado, protagonist of ''[[Explorer Academy]]''
* Cruz the recurring antagonist of "[[Elena of Avalor]]"

==See also==
*[[Cruz (disambiguation)]], other meanings
*[[De la Cruz]] surname page
*[[Santa Cruz (disambiguation)]]
*[[Veracruz (disambiguation)]]
*[[Croce (surname)|Croce]] 
*[[Cruise (name)]]
*[[Cruiser (disambiguation)]]
*[[Cruising (disambiguation)]]
*[[Cruse (disambiguation)]]
*[[Cruze (disambiguation)]]
*[[Cruzer]]
*[[Kruse (disambiguation)]]

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