Find out how popular the last name Cruz-Reyes 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-Reyes.

Cruz-Reyes, 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-Reyes surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cruz-Reyes in America

Cruz-Reyes is the 59324th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cruz-Reyes surname appeared 341 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-Reyes.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cruz-Reyes 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-Reyes

The surname CRUZREYES is a Spanish compound name that originated in Spain during the late medieval period. It is a combination of the words "cruz" meaning "cross" and "reyes" meaning "kings." This suggests that the name may have been associated with a family that had connections to the Spanish monarchy or religious orders.

The earliest recorded instances of the CRUZREYES surname can be traced back to the 15th century in various historical documents from the regions of Castile and Andalusia in Spain. One notable example is a land deed from 1487 in Seville, which mentions a Juan CRUZREYES as a landowner.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the CRUZREYES name began to appear more frequently in church records and official documents across Spain. This was likely due to the increasing popularity of compound surnames among the nobility and upper classes during this time.

One of the earliest prominent individuals with the CRUZREYES surname was Pedro CRUZREYES (1562-1633), a Spanish nobleman and military officer who served in the Spanish Netherlands during the Eighty Years' War. He was awarded several honors and land grants by the Spanish crown for his service.

Another notable figure was María CRUZREYES (1612-1677), a Spanish nun and mystic who founded the Convent of the Holy Cross in Seville. She was known for her piety and her writings on spiritual matters, which were widely read in her time.

In the 18th century, the CRUZREYES name spread to Spanish colonies in the Americas, particularly Mexico and the Philippines. One example is Juan CRUZREYES (1722-1794), a Spanish colonial administrator who served as the governor of the Philippine province of Ilocos Sur from 1782 to 1787.

Another notable figure from this period was Tomás CRUZREYES (1747-1819), a Mexican landowner and rancher who played a significant role in the defense of his community during the Mexican War of Independence.

As the CRUZREYES name continued to spread throughout the Spanish-speaking world, it also began to appear in various forms and spellings, such as CRUZREIS, CRUZREY, and CRUZREY. However, the original spelling of CRUZREYES remained the most common and widely used.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cruz-Reyes

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Cruz-Reyes.

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-Reyes 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-Reyes 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-Reyes was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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