Kruz Surname: Origin, Meaning & Coat of Arms

There is no single Kruz family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

Family name meaning

Spelling was not fixed until the modern era, so Cruz could easily become Kruz. At root, the name means “Cross”.

Kruz writes “k” in place of the “c” found in Cruz, a typical scribal difference. The same family of names includes Cruze, Cruzado and Crus. Kruz sounds close to Kurz, so it can help to search both.

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