How common is the last name Cruz?

342,580 people in the United States have the last name Cruz, about 1 in 872. It ranks #55 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

CRUZ

#55

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
342,580
About
1 in 872
This common or more
12.7%
Who bears it

Of the 342,580 people with the last name Cruz, 86.4% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 5.8% as Asian or Pacific Islander and 5.6% as White. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Cruz

#53 Phillips · 343,656#54 Evans · 343,493#56 Reyes · 335,828#57 Turner · 333,512

Spelled almost the same

4 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Cruz, most common first.

#15,238 Cruze · 1,854#61,138 Cruiz · 355#68,391 Cruc · 310#68,391 Crus · 310

Also a first name

As a first name, Cruz ranks #1,165 of 53,615, with 33,737 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2013, with 1,278 births. See Cruz as a first name

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