DE LA CRUZ FAMILY NAME

A Spanish surname, De La Cruz comes from the Latin term crux which referred to the
holy cross. The spelling variations for Delacruz (De La Cruz) include Cruces, Cruzado
and de Cruz. The original De La Cruz families lived in the north central region of Spain.
In the 18th and 19th centuries many moved to the Dominican Republic, Mexico, The
Philippine Islands, Ecuador, Cuba and to the United States. In Lancashire, England is
where the De La Cruz surname has primarily been located for years. Within the United
States the De La Cruz surname is chiefly located in Texas, Florida, New York,
California, New Mexico and Arizona. Famous: Eulogio De La Cruz (professional
baseball player), Veronica De La Cruz (television journalist on CNN and MSNBC),
Ramon De La Cruz (18th century Spanish playwright), Jerry De La Cruz (artist), Juana
Ines De La Cruz (a 17th century nun in colonial Mexico producing the early Mexican
literature), Steffiana De La Cruz (television and film actress and model), Ulises Hernan
De La Cruz (professional footballer from Ecuador), Tommy De La Cruz (professional
baseball player) and Bethania De La Cruz (champion volleyball player from the
Dominican Republic).
SANTOS FAMILY NAME
A Spanish and Portuguese word Santo meaning saint forms the name Santos.
The original form is dos Santos (from Spanish Todos los Santos All Saints). In
Portuguese the word is Todos os Santos. The name can bestowed on a child born on All
Saints Day. It is a very universal Portuguese surname. This very common surname
is
found
in
Spain,
Portugal
and
the
Philippines
Islands.
In England, some with the Santos surname live in Lancashire county. In Scotland there
are a few in Angus county. The states of the United States with Santos individuals are
Massachusetts,
Texas,
New
Jersey
and
California.
Most

Santos

workers

in

the

1880s

were

laborers.

Famous: Vicente A. Santos (of the Supreme Court of the Philippines), Ary dos Santos
(Portuguese poet), Joe Santos (actor), Edgardo Santos (Puerto Rican professional
boxer), Julio Santos (Ecuadorian freestyle swimmer), Nelson P. dos Santos (Brazilian
movie director), Matthew Santos (singer) and Leslie George Santos (Hong Kong
footballer).