Flores (surname) explained
Flores is a Spanish, Italian and Portuguese surname.
History
In Spain, the surname Flores is first found in the Kingdom of Asturias, where the Visigothic royal court took refuge after the Muslim Invasion of the Iberian Peninsula in 711.[1] In its origin, it is a patronymic of the Visigothic given name Fruela or Froila.
In Italy, the surname's roots can be traced back to the Kingdom of Naples around the early 14th century where records show a Flores family receiving land grants in the feudal territories of Persano and Sandionisio.[2]
Variations
Spelling variations of this surname also include Fruélaz, Fruelaz, Froílaz, Froilaz, Florez, Flórez, Floriz, Flóriz, Floraz, Flóraz, Flor, Florán, Floran and Florián, among others.
Variations can also be found in several Florez coat-of-arms designs. The one similar feature many of these designs have in common is the fleur-de-lis, usually on a blue field, though varying in number from three to five, and possibly used in conjunction with other symbols.
People with the surname
- Alberto Flores Galindo (1949–1990), Peruvian intellectual
- Alexis Flores (born 1975), Honduran fugitive
- Carlos Flores (disambiguation), multiple people
- Che Flores, American basketball referee
- Chris Flores (disambiguation), multiple people
- Cirilo B. Flores (1948–2014), Roman Catholic bishop of San Diego, U.S.
- Dan Flores (born 1948), historian of the American West
- Daniel Flores (disambiguation), multiple people
- David Flores (disambiguation), multiple people
- Dennis Flores, a Puerto Rican activist.
- Erika Flores (born 1979), American former child actress and former actress, sister of Melissa Flores
- Esteban Flores (born 1970), American Homicide Detective
- Fernando Flores (born 1943), Chilean philosopher
- Ignacio Flores (disambiguation), multiple people
- Isabel Flores de Oliva (1586–1617), Spanish-Peruvian saint
- Jesús Flores (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jorge Flores (disambiguation), multiple people
- José Flores (disambiguation), multiple people
- Leopoldo Ruiz y Flóres (1865–1941), Mexican archbishop, Vatican diplomat
- Manuel N. Flores, fought in Texas Revolution and Republic Era, early Texas rancher
- Patrick Flores (1929–2017), Archbishop of San Antonio from 1979 to 2004, 1st Mexican American to become a Roman Catholic bishop
- Pedro Flores (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ricardo Flores Magón (1874–1922), Mexican anarchist
- Rodrigo Flores
- Salvador Flores, recruited and commanded troops in the Texas Revolution and Republic Era, Juan Seguin's brother-in-law
- Walter Flores (disambiguation), multiple people
Arts
General
Actors
- April Flores (born 1976), American pornographic actress
- Bella Flores (1929–2013), Filipino actress
- Benjamin Flores Jr. (born 2002), American actor and rapper
- Christina Milian (b. Christine Flores), American recording artist, actress, and dancer
- Édgar Flores, Honduran actor
- Freddy Flores, Argentine actor
- Gabriela Flores, Argentine actress
- Jace Flores, Filipino TV actor
- Jorge Flores, Puerto Rican female impersonator, actor, and singer (also known as Nina Flowers)
- Laura Flores, Mexican actress
- Von Flores (born 1960), Filipino-Canadian actor
- Yves Flores (born 1994), Filipino actor and model
Music
Politicians
- Ana María Flores (born 1952), Bolivian engineer, businesswoman and politician
- Brenda Mercedes Flores (born 1969), Honduran politician
- Cilia Flores (born 1953), Venezuelan lawyer and politician
- Consuelo Flores (born 1962), Ecuadorian lawyer and politician
- Emigdio Flores Calpiñeiro (born 1950), Bolivian politician and sociologist
- Francisco Flores Pérez (1959–2016), former president of El Salvador (1999–2004)
- Juan José Flores, first President of Ecuador
- José María Flores, governor of Alta California (now California and Southwestern United States)
- Joseph Flores, Maltese politician
- Laura E. Flores, Panamanian ambassador to the United Nations
- Venancio Flores, President of Uruguay from 1854 to 1855 (interim) and from 1865 to 1868
American politicians
Mexican politicians
Sports
General
Baseball
Boxing
Football (soccer)
- Ágnel Flores (born 1989), Venezuelan footballer
- Andrés Flores (born 1990), Salvadoran footballer
- Arles Flores (born 1991), Venezuelan footballer
- Charly Flores (born 1997), American soccer player
- Claudio Flores (born 1976), Uruguayan footballer
- Cristian Flores (born 1988), Mexican footballer
- Cristián Flores (born 1972), Chilean footballer
- Darío Flores (born 1984), Uruguayan footballer
- Dennis Flores (born 1993), American soccer player
- Deybi Flores (born 1996), Honduran footballer
- Dylan Flores (born 1993), Costa Rican footballer
- Edison Flores (born 1994), Peruvian footballer
- Eduardo Flores (1944–2022), Argentine footballer
- Efraín Flores (born 1958), Mexican football manager
- Federico Flores (born 1992), Argentine footballer
- Felipe Flores (born 1987), Chilean footballer
- Francisco Javier Flores Sequera (born 1990), Venezuelan footballer
- Franco Flores (born 1993), Argentine footballer
- Gilberto Flores (born 1983), Brazilian footballer
- Jordan Flores, English footballer
- Josué Flores (born 1988), Salvadoran footballer
- Marcos Flores (born 1985), Argentine footballer
- Yony Flores (born 1983), Guatemalan footballer
- Zack Flores (born 1982), American-born Bolivian footballer
Fictional characters
See also
Notes and References
- http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/asp.fc/Origin.SP/qx/flores-family-crest.htm House of Names
- http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/asp.fc/qx/Flores-family-crest.htm Flores Family Crest
