The prestigious surname Crues originated in Spain, a country which has figured prominently in world affairs for hundreds of years.
The surname Crues was first found in Castile, in north central Spain.
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Cruz, de Cruz, de la Cruz, Cruces, Cruzado and others.
Prominent among members of the family San Juan de la Cruz, sixteenth century Spanish mystic writer; sixteenth century poet Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, daughter of a Spanish father and a Mexican mother, considered to be Mexico's first important literary figure; seventeenth century philanthropist Sebastián de la Cruz, who founded the hospital of San Juan de Dios in Havana in 1693; eighteenth century Spanish dramatist Ramón de la...
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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Miguel de la Cruz, who sailed to America in 1513; Hernando de la Cruz sailed to Río de la Plata in 1535; Gabriel de la Cruz sailed to Hispaniola in 1536.