How common is the surname Cruze?

1,325 people in the United States had the surname Cruze in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 233,016 Americans. It ranked 20,149th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Cruze?

In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named Cruze identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Cruze?

James Cruze, American actor (1884-1942).

Where is the surname Cruze most common?

Wikidata records people named Cruze in the United States.

Is the surname Cruze getting more or less common?

More common. 1,205 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,325 in 2010, up 10%.

The surname Cruze

A surname, carried by 1,325 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). Cruze is more common than 87.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,325 people named Cruze in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 233,016 Americans. That is up 10% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,205.

#20,149

rank among US surnames

1,325

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+10%

change since 2000 (was #20,468)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#20,149	Cruze	1,325	233,016
#20,157	Germaine	1,324	233,191

Who is named Cruze

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

71% of people named Cruze identified as white (not Hispanic), 22% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 3.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 71%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 22%
Asian and Pacific Islander 3.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.4%
Two or more races 1.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Cruzes

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

James Cruze
American actor (1884-1942)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Cruze

Cruze 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 Cruze?: 1,325 people in the United States had the surname Cruze in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 233,016 Americans. It ranked 20,149th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Cruze?: In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named Cruze identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Cruze?: James Cruze, American actor (1884-1942).
Where is the surname Cruze most common?: Wikidata records people named Cruze in the United States.
Is the surname Cruze getting more or less common?: More common. 1,205 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,325 in 2010, up 10%.