- 1,237
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Francisco Cruz
Meaning & Origins
(Spanish) and Portuguese equivalent of Francis, now used as a given name in the English-speaking world, perhaps on occasion with reference to the U.S. city of San Francisco (compare Brooklyn, Chelsea, Rio).
| 319th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Spanish and Portuguese: from a common and widespread religious Christian personal name from cruz ‘cross’ (Latin crux), or a habitational name from any of numerous places named Cruz or La Cruz, from this word.
| 95th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Francis, Frank, Francesco, Franklin, Francois, Frances, Frankie, Franciso, Franco, Franz
Cross, Cruse, Cress, Criss, Cruze, Cruzado, Cruzan, Crase, Croskey, Crose
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