De la Cruz

{{Wiktionary|de la Cruz|dela Cruz}} {{Infobox surname | name = De la Cruz | image = | caption = | meaning = "Of the Cross" | region = | language = Spanish | variant = 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: {{tocright}}

==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 (1937–2025), 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 * Maximiliano de la Cruz (born 1976), Uruguayan actor and television presenter * 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 (1940–2021), 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''

==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

Category:Spanish-language surnames Category:Surnames of Filipino origin