Meaning of the surname De la Cruz
De la Cruz is a Spanish surname of the religious type meaning "of the cross". It is one of the 50 most common surnames in Mexico. A Church-given surname, very common in Oaxaca, Chiapas and Guerrero. Forty-second in Mexico. Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz.
Given at baptism or taken from the church calendar: Cruz (cross), Santos (saints), de la Cruz, Santiago, Reyes (kings, for Epiphany), Trinidad, Guadalupe.
In Mexico a person carries two surnames, the father's and then the mother's, so De la Cruz appears as either half of a pair: De la Cruz García, López De la Cruz. Read how the two-surname system works.