Crus Family Crest & Name History

Seen on a birth certificate or a ship's manifest, Crus is usually a form of Cruz. In origin, the name means “Cross”. Before spelling was fixed, Cruz was also written Crus. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

The 2010 US Census counted 564 people named Crus, ranking it number 39,052 among American surnames. 87% of them identified as Hispanic or Latino. INSEE counts 104 people born in France with the Crus surname between 1891 and 2000; the busiest decade was 1961–1970.

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Cruz surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. For the full story, order the Crus surname pack.