where did the last name cruz come from
Cruz Cruz is a surname of Iberian origin, first found in Castile[citation needed], Spain, but later spread throughout the territories of the former Spanish and Portuguese Empires. In Spanish and Portuguese, the word means "cross", either the Christian cross or the figure of transecting lines or ways. For example, in the Philippines, the adopted Tagalog word is rendered to "krus" in plain usage, but the Spanish spelling survives as a surname.
Diego Diego is a Spanish and Italian masculine given name. It derives from a re-analysis of Sant Yago (Saint James the Greater) as San Diego.
Silva Silva is a surname in Portuguese-speaking countries, such as Portugal[1][2][3] and Brazil.[4][5] Its meaning is derived from the Latin word silva meaning 'forest' or 'woodland'.
Texas The name Texas, based on the Caddo word tejas meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in East Texas.[16]