As described in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

DE ST. CROIX. INIany places in France and particularly in Normandy are dedicated to the Holy Cross. The English family left Normandy at the Rev. of the Edict of Nantes, and settled in the island of Jersey from whence they have subsequently transferred themselves to this country.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


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