Definitions for cruz
cruz

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1. Cruz

   Cruz is a surname of Iberian origin, first found in Castile, Spain, but later spread throughout the territories of the former Spanish and Portuguese Empires. In Spanish and Portuguese, the word means "cross", either the Christian cross or the figure of transecting lines or ways. For example, in the Philippines, the adopted Tagalog word is rendered to "krus" in plain usage, but the Spanish spelling survives as a surname. The word "Cruz" (Spanish for "Cross"), as well as "Vera Cruz" ("True Cross") and "Santa Cruz" ("Holy Cross") are used as surnames and toponyms. Its origin as a surname particularly flourished after the Alhambra Decree of 1492 and the increasing activities of the Spanish Inquisition, when New Christian families with Crypto-Jewish, Moorish, and/or mixed religious heritage converted to the state-enforced religion of Catholicism and subsequently fashioned and adopted surnames with unambiguous religious affiliation.

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1. CRUZ

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Cruz is ranked #57 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Cruz surname appeared 334,201 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 113 would have the surname Cruz.
   
   87.8% or 293,696 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   5.1% or 17,345 total occurrences were Asian.
   5.1% or 17,278 total occurrences were White.
   0.8% or 2,674 total occurrences were Black.
   0.7% or 2,339 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.2% or 902 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cruz in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cruz in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of cruz in a Sentence

1. Matthew Dowd:

   He begins to run the table, only way I see a real path for the establishment to stop Donald Trump is if Donald Trump loses Iowa. And I see no path for Cruz unless Cruz wins Iowa.

2. Dathan Voelter:

   Our goal is to guarantee Senator Cruz can compete against any candidate, supporters of the Senator now have a powerful vehicle with the resources necessary to aid in his effort to secure the Republican nomination and win back The White House.

3. The Washington Post:

   If you are worried about the death of civility, do n’t sweat it. I ’m Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz.

4. Maryam Qudrat:

   I felt almost violated, like they were bullying me. It was clear to me that Cecily Myart-Cruz made this whole thing into some sort of racial war.

5. Jeff Roe:

   Republican Sen. Ted Cruz used a fog machine at Republican Sen. Ted Cruz concession speech, republican Sen. Ted Cruz ain't done.

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References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruz
2. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html