Cruze

Cruze Meaning & Origin

About Cruze
The surname Cruze is of Portuguese origin and is derived from the word "cruz," meaning "cross" in English. It is a topographic or habitational surname given to someone who lived near a cross or a crossroads. It may also have been a nickname for someone who carried a cross or had a cross-shaped birthmark. The surname Cruze is relatively common in Portuguese-speaking countries and has variations such as Cruz and da Cruz.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Cruze: 1,325
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 20,149
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.45

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Cruze 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 Cruze is not currently available.

Pronunciation

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

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Cruze in Braille

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

The name Cruze in braille

How to sign the name Cruze using Sign Language

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

The name Cruze in sign language

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