Find out how popular the last name Cruz Gonz�lez is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Cruz Gonz�lez.

Cruz Gonz�lez, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Cruz Gonz�lez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cruz Gonz�lez in America

Cruz Gonz�lez is the 41426th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cruz Gonz�lez surname appeared 525 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Cruz Gonz�lez.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cruz Gonz�lez to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Cruz Gonz�lez

The surname CRUZGONZALEZ is of Spanish origin and can be traced back to the 15th century. It is a combination of two separate surnames, Cruz and Gonzalez, which were likely joined together through marriage or adoption.

The first part of the name, Cruz, is derived from the Spanish word for "cross" and was likely adopted by early Christians in Spain as a symbolic surname. The second part, Gonzalez, is a patronymic name meaning "son of Gonzalo," with Gonzalo being a Spanish variant of the Germanic name Gundisalvus.

Some of the earliest recorded instances of the name CRUZGONZALEZ can be found in historical documents from the regions of Castile and Andalusia in Spain. For example, a Juan CRUZGONZALEZ is mentioned in a land deed from Seville, dated 1487.

During the Age of Exploration, many Spanish conquistadors and colonists bearing the surname CRUZGONZALEZ traveled to the Americas, contributing to the spread of the name throughout Latin America. One notable figure was Pedro CRUZGONZALEZ (1525-1597), a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Peru under Francisco Pizarro.

In the 17th century, a María CRUZGONZALEZ (1614-1688) from Seville, Spain, was among the first settlers in the Spanish colony of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Her descendants went on to establish one of the prominent CRUZGONZALEZ families in the region.

Another significant individual was Joaquín CRUZGONZALEZ (1768-1842), a Mexican military officer and politician who served as the Governor of Nuevo León from 1821 to 1824, during the early years of Mexican independence.

In the 19th century, José CRUZGONZALEZ (1832-1898) was a renowned Cuban poet and journalist known for his contributions to the independence movement against Spanish colonial rule.

Throughout history, the surname CRUZGONZALEZ has been associated with various notable individuals across different fields, reflecting its deep roots in Spanish and Latin American cultures.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cruz Gonz�lez

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Cruz Gonz�lez.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Cruz Gonz�lez was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Cruz Gonz�lez has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Cruz Gonz�lez was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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