Explore the Family Name Cruzan

The meaning of Cruzan

Americanized form of Dutch Kroesen. Compare Crusan. History: The progenitor of the Cruzans (and Crusans, Cruzens, etc.) was Gerret Dircksen Kroesen or Croesen, born 1640 in the Netherlands, died 1680 in Port Richmond, NY.

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How common is the last name Cruzan in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Cruzan has seen a slight increase from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 32,161st most popular surname, while by 2010, it had climbed to the 31,587th spot, indicating a change of 1.78%. The number of individuals with the Cruzan surname also increased during this period, rising from 676 in 2000 to 732 in 2010, an 8.28% growth. However, the proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.25.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,161	#31,587	1.78%
Count	676	732	8.28%
Proportion per 100k	0.25	0.25	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cruzan

When looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Cruzan, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that it is predominantly linked to those identifying as White, which stood at 94.38% in 2000 and slightly dipped to 94.13% in 2010. The percentage of Cruzans identifying as Hispanic saw a marginal decrease from 2.51% to 2.46% over the same time span. There was an increase in those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native, from 1.18% in 2000 to 1.50% in 2010. The percentage of Cruzans identifying with two or more ethnicities decreased significantly, dropping from 1.18% to 0.68%, a change of -42.37%. No data for Asian/Pacific Islander and Black ethnicities were recorded in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.38%	94.13%	-0.26%
Hispanic	2.51%	2.46%	-1.99%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.18%	1.5%	27.12%
Two or More Races	1.18%	0.68%	-42.37%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%