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

Santiago Cruz, 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 Santiago Cruz surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Santiago Cruz in America

Santiago Cruz is the 85659th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Santiago Cruz surname appeared 218 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 Santiago Cruz.

The history of the last name Santiago Cruz

The surname SANTIAGOCRUZ has its origins in Spain, tracing back to the 15th century. It is a compound surname, formed by the combination of two separate names – Santiago and Cruz. Santiago is derived from the Spanish name for Saint James, the patron saint of Spain, while Cruz means "cross" in Spanish.

This unique surname likely originated in the region of Galicia, in northwestern Spain, where the city of Santiago de Compostela is located. This city was an important pilgrimage site during the Middle Ages, and it is possible that the surname was initially adopted by individuals who lived or worked in the vicinity of the city, perhaps as guides or innkeepers catering to pilgrims.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname SANTIAGOCRUZ can be found in the Spanish Archives of the Indies, which document the exploration and colonization of the Americas. In 1518, a man named Juan de SANTIAGOCRUZ is mentioned as a member of an expedition led by Juan de Grijalva to the Yucatan Peninsula.

Another notable bearer of the surname was Diego de SANTIAGOCRUZ, a Spanish navigator and explorer who accompanied Hernán Cortés on his conquest of Mexico in the early 16th century. He is credited with mapping parts of the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific coast of Mexico.

In the 17th century, a priest named Fray Juan de SANTIAGOCRUZ served as a missionary in the Philippines, where he worked to convert indigenous populations to Christianity. He is known for his efforts to learn and document the local languages and customs.

Moving forward to the 19th century, Ramón de SANTIAGOCRUZ was a Cuban poet and journalist who was a prominent figure in the literary circles of Havana. He was born in 1824 and is remembered for his romantic poetry and his advocacy for Cuban independence from Spain.

Finally, in the 20th century, María SANTIAGOCRUZ was a renowned Spanish artist and sculptor. Born in 1906 in Madrid, she is best known for her abstract sculptures and her involvement in the avant-garde artistic movements of the time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Santiago Cruz

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

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 Santiago Cruz 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.

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 Santiago Cruz was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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