de la Cruz

See also: dela Cruz, and Delacruz

Hiligaynon

Alternative forms

• dela Cruz

Etymology

From Spanish de la Cruz.

Proper noun

de la Cruz

1. a common surname from Spanish of religious origin

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “of the [Holy] Cross”.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

de la Cruz m or f by sense

1. a religious surname

Statistics

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

Alternative forms

• dela Cruz
• Delacruz

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /de la ˈkɾus/ [d̪ɛ lɐ ˈkɾus]
• Rhymes: -us
• Syllabification: de la Cruz

Proper noun

de la Cruz (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒ ᜎ ᜃ᜔ᜇᜓᜐ᜔)

1. a surname from Spanish

Statistics

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