De la Cruz
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| 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:
People
- Apolinario de la Cruz (1815–1841), Filipino religious leader
 - Bethania de la Cruz (born 1987), Dominican volleyball player
 - Bryan De La Cruz (born 1996), Dominican baseball player
 - Cacho de la Cruz (born 1937), Argentine-Uruguayan entertainer
 - Carlos de la Cruz, Cuban-American chairman of CC1 Companies
 - Claudia De la Cruz (born 1980/1981), American community organizer and activist
 - David de la Cruz (born 1989), Spanish cyclist
 - Elly De La Cruz (born 2002), Dominican baseball player
 - Eulogio de la Cruz (1984–2021), Dominican baseball player
 - Fernando de la Cruz (born 1971), Dominican baseball player
 - Francisco Dela Cruz (1962–2019), Northern Mariana Islands politician
 - Jerry De La Cruz (born 1948), American artist
 - Jessica de la Cruz (born 1981), American politician
 - José María de la Cruz (1799–1875), Chilean general and politician
 - José de la Cruz (1746–1829), Filipino writer more popularly known as Huseng Sisiw
 - Joshua Dela Cruz (born 1989), Filipino-American actor
 - Juan de la Cruz (1542–1591), Spanish friar and poet
 - Juan de la Cruz (basketball) (born 1954), Argentine-born Spanish pivot
 - Juana Inés de la Cruz (1648–1695), Mexican scholar, poet, and nun
 - Magdalena de la Cruz (1487–1560), Spanish Franciscan nun of Cordova
 - Melissa de la Cruz (born 1971), American author
 - Monica De La Cruz (born 1974), American politician
 - Nicolás de la Cruz (born 1997), Uruguayan footballer
 - Oswaldo de la Cruz (born 1940), Peruvian politician
 - Ramón de la Cruz (1731–1794), Spanish neoclassical dramatist
 - Tommy de la Cruz (1911–1958), Dominican baseball player
 - Ulises de la Cruz (born 1974), Ecuadorian footballer
 - Veronica De La Cruz (born 1980), Filipino-American television anchor
 - Virginia de la Cruz, Argentine-Paraguayan actress
 
Fictional characters
- Cruz de la Cruz, a central character in John H. Ritter's 2003 novel The Boy Who Saved Baseball
 - Ernesto de la Cruz, a character from the 2017 Pixar film, Coco
 - Estela de la Cruz, a character in the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why
 - Mitch de la Cruz, a character from the animated series Get Blake!
 - Montgomery “Monty” de la Cruz, a character in the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why
 - Guillermo de la Cruz, a vampire servant / hunter in the FX series What We Do in the Shadows (TV series)
 
Music
- De La Cruz, an 80's-influenced hard rock band from Australia
 - Juan de la Cruz Band, a 70's hard rock band from the Philippines
 
See also
- Caravaca de la Cruz, a town in Spain
 - Puerto de la Cruz, a city on the island of Tenerife
 - Juan dela Cruz, a demonym for Filipinos and one of the national personifications of the Philippines
 - Delacroix
 - Dellacroce
 - Aroldis Chapman, maternal name de la Cruz, Cuban relief pitcher for the New York Yankees