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Da Cruz Surname Meaning

Portuguese: variant of Cruz with the preposition da ‘of’ originally an epithet with Christian religious connotations meaning ‘of the cross’.

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Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Between 1941 and 2003, in the United States, Da Cruz life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1997, and highest in 1990. The average life expectancy for Da Cruz in 1941 was 47, and 59 in 2003.

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