Cruice

Cruice Meaning & Origin

About Cruice
The surname Cruice is of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name "Mac Ruis" or "Mac Ruaidh," meaning "son of Ruis" or "son of Ruaidh." The name Ruis or Ruaidh is believed to have been a personal name derived from the word "ruadh," meaning "red-haired." Therefore, the surname Cruice likely originated as a patronymic name, denoting descent from an ancestor with red hair.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Cruice is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Cruice: 158
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 111,426
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Cruice based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Cruice is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KRS
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
C6020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K R UW1 S
🌐 IPA
/cruice*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KRS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
C620

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Cruice in Braille

Here's how to represent Cruice in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Cruice in braille

How to sign the name Cruice using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Cruice using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Cruice in sign language

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