| Language(s) | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "Of the Cross" |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | da Cruz, Dellacroce, Delacroix, dela Cruz |
De la Cruz, usually written as de la Cruz and commonly spelled dela Cruz in the Philippines, is a Spanish surname meaning "of the Cross". It may refer to:
Pérez or Perez, as most commonly written in English, is a Castilian Spanish surname. Peretz or Perets is also common among people of Sephardi Jewish descent, and is the 4th most common surname in Israel, most common surname not of Hebrew language origin, and most common surname exclusive to a single Jewish ethnoreligious subgroup.
Nunez is the anglicized form of the Spanish surname Núñez. The Portuguese variant is Nunes. Notable people with the name include:
Juan is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of John. The name is of Hebrew origin and has the meaning "God has been gracious." It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking countries around the world and in the Philippines, and also in the Isle of Man. The name is becoming popular around the world and can be pronounced differently according that region. In Spanish, the diminutive form is Juanito, with feminine form Juana, and feminine diminutive Juanita.
Acosta is a Spanish and Portuguese surname. Originally it was used to refer to a person who lived by the seashore or was from the mountains (encostas). It comes from the Portuguese da Costa, which in Spanish became de Acosta; the exact Spanish counterpart of da Costa is "de la Costa". Notable people with the surname include:
Márquez or Marquez is a surname of Spanish origin, meaning "son of Marcos or Marcus". Its Portuguese equivalent is Marques.
Rodríguez is a Spanish patronymic and a common surname in Spain, Latin America. Its Portuguese equivalent is Rodrigues.
Suárez is a common Spanish surname, widely spread throughout Latin America as a consequence of colonization. In origin it is a patronymic meaning "son of Suero" or "son of Soeiro". It is derived from the Latin name Suerius, meaning "swineherd". The surname originates to the province of Asturias in northwest Spain. This surname is most commonly found in Mexico, Spain, Cuba, and Argentina.
Cruz is a surname of Iberian origin, first found in Castile, Spain, but later spread throughout the territories of the former Spanish and Portuguese Empires. In Spanish and Portuguese, the word means "cross", either the Christian cross or the figure of transecting lines or ways. For example, in the Philippines, the adopted Tagalog word is rendered to "krus" in plain usage, but the Spanish spelling survives as a surname.
Torres is a surname in the Catalan, Portuguese, and Spanish languages, meaning "towers".
Hernández is a widespread Spanish patronymic surname that became common around the 15th century. It means son of Hernán, Hernando, or Fernando, the Spanish version of the Germanic Ferdinand. Fernández is also a common variant of the name. Hernandes and Fernandes are their Portuguese equivalents.
Benítez is a surname of Spanish origin. It is thought to have originated in Asturias, in the north of Spain.
Álvarez is a Spanish surname, a patronymic meaning "son of Álvaro". Notable people with the surname include:
Castillo is a Spanish surname meaning "castle". The Portuguese version of this surname is Castilho.
Garcia, Gartzia or García is an Iberian surname common throughout Spain, Portugal, Andorra, the Americas, and the Philippines. It is a surname of patronymic origin; García was a very common first name in early medieval Iberia.
Martínez is a common surname in the Spanish language. Martínez is the most common surname in the Spanish regions of Navarre, La Rioja, Cuenca and Murcia. There are also variations such as San Martin and Martín.
Blanco is a surname of Spanish origin, meaning "white". Notable people with the surname include:
López or Lopez is a surname of Spanish origin. It was originally a patronymic, meaning "Son of Lope", Lope itself being a Spanish given name deriving from Latin lupus, meaning "wolf". Its Portuguese and Galician equivalent is Lopes, its Italian equivalent is Lupo, its French equivalent is Loup, its Romanian equivalent is Lupu or Lupescu and its Catalan and Valencian equivalent is Llopis.
Valdés is a Spanish toponymic surname of Asturian origin. Its appearance has been dated back to the times of the Reconquista in the municipality of Valdés, Asturias, where the eponymous lineage began. The area around the current town of Luarca was known as Val de Ese, "valley of the river Ese", as attested in medieval documents. This river would later be known as the Esva River. According to Luis de Valdés' Memorias (1622), the river itself took its name from the letter s due to its similar shape, although this is considered unlikely.
Herrera is a surname of Spanish origin, from the Latin word ferrāria, meaning "iron mine" or "iron works" and also the feminine of Latin ferrārius, "of or pertaining to iron"; or, alternatively, the feminine of Spanish herrero, which also gives the surname Herrero. Variants of the name include Errera, Ferrera and the less common Bherrera. Its equivalent in Portuguese and Galician is Ferreira. Also, because of Spanish naming customs, some people are listed here with their family name as their second-to-last name.