How common is the surname Cruse?

8,614 people in the United States had the surname Cruse in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,842 Americans. It ranked 4,121st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Cruse?

Howard Cruse, American cartoonist.

Where is the surname Cruse most common?

Wikidata records people named Cruse in the United States.

Is the surname Cruse getting more or less common?

More common. 8,422 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,614 in 2010, up 2.3%.

The surname Cruse

A surname, carried by 8,614 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex C620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cruse is more common than 97.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,614 people named Cruse in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 35,842 Americans. That is up 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,422.

#4,121

rank among US surnames

8,614

people in 2010

2.9

per 100,000 Americans

+2.3%

change since 2000 (was #3,874)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,116	Menjivar	8,622	35,809
#4,118	Gilbertson	8,621	35,813
#4,119	Shanahan	8,616	35,834
#4,121	Ibanez	8,614	35,842
#4,123	Hernandes	8,612	35,851

Who is named Cruse

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

78% of people named Cruse identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 78%
Black (not Hispanic) 14%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.8%
Two or more races 2.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Cruses

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Howard Cruse
American cartoonist, 1944–2019

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Cruse

Cruse has the Soundex code C620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C620.

Questions

How common is the surname Cruse?: 8,614 people in the United States had the surname Cruse in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,842 Americans. It ranked 4,121st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Cruse?: In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Cruse identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Cruse?: Howard Cruse, American cartoonist.
Where is the surname Cruse most common?: Wikidata records people named Cruse in the United States.
Is the surname Cruse getting more or less common?: More common. 8,422 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,614 in 2010, up 2.3%.