Family name Cruce (Kres 
, Cruise 
, Cruce 
) , all over the world, is quite a common last name. The cognomen Cruce is characteristic of Ireland, where it is quite a rare surname, Slovenia, and Israel. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in the United States, Indonesia, and the United Kingdom. Much less frequently, Cruce is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Kres | Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, United States, India, Canada |
| Cruise | United Kingdom, United States, Australia, Indonesia, Canada |
| Cruce | United Kingdom, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Spain, United States, Canada |
| alexander a sancto johanne de cruce DE (b. 1720) |
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| felix cruce Swedish violinist, SE (b. 1913) |
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| doug cruce American politician, US (b. 1947) |
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| jamie cruce American college football coach, US |
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| brian cruce college basketball player (1980–1980) Tennessee Tech |
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| christopher cruce Peerage person ID=483157 |
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| marion cruce |
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| rasmus cruce naeyé SE (b. 1983) |
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