Cruse Surname Guide

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Cruse, so the heraldry linked to Kruse is a starting point, not an automatic right.

The meaning behind Cruse

Cruse and Kruse are two spellings with one history. At root, the name means “Curly-haired”.

Spelled with “c” instead of “k”, Cruse shows how the same name was heard and written differently. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. You may also find the name written Krus and Kruze. 8,614 Americans were listed as Cruse in the 2010 census. That puts it inside the top 5,000 US surnames. 118 people born in France between 1891 and 2000 carried the Cruse name at birth.

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