Cruise (/kruːz/) is an Anglo-Norman surname which originated in England during Norman Conquest.

It is a variant form of Cruce, Cruys, Cruse; others include Cruwys (Welsh) and Cruize.

The surname Cruise was found in Bedfordshire (Old English: Bedanfordscir), located in Southeast-central England, formerly part of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia.

The family held lands in Counties Dublin and Meath.

Some time before 1176 Augustino de Cruce witnessed a grant by Strongbow of land in Dublin, and this is the earliest reference to the surname in Ireland found to date.