Names

Hungarian form of Kaiser.

Spanish and Portuguese cognate of Cross.

From the name of a place in the Netherlands, derived from kruis “cross”.

Anglicized form of Cruyssen.

From a nickname meaning “bent leg” in Scots.

Variant of Cross.

Locative name meaning “cross”, ultimately from Latin crux. It denoted one who lived near a cross symbol or near a crossroads.

Occupational name derived from Middle English croppe “crop”, referring to a fruit picker or a crop reaper.

From Old English croft meaning “enclosed field”.

Italian diminutive form of Croce.