de la Cruz

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See also: dela Cruz and Delacruz

Hiligaynon[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Spanish de la Cruz.

Proper noun[edit]

de la Cruz

  1. a common surname from Spanish of religious origin

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, of the [Holy] Cross.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /de la ˈkɾuθ/ [d̪e la ˈkɾuθ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /de la ˈkɾus/ [d̪e la ˈkɾus]
  • Syllabification: de la Cruz

Proper noun[edit]

de la Cruz m or f by sense

  1. a religious surname

Statistics[edit]

According to official data by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística in 2016, de la Cruz occurs in Spain as a first surname by 23,722 individuals, and as a second surname by 23,436 individuals. It is prevalent in Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, and Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

Tagalog[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Spanish.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /de la ˈkɾus/, [dɛ lɐ ˈkɾus]

Proper noun[edit]

de la Cruz (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒ ᜎ ᜃ᜔ᜇᜓᜐ᜔)

  1. a surname from Spanish

Statistics[edit]

  • According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, de la Cruz is the 100th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 56,712 individuals.