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
• 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

Fictional characters

• Nina Sabrina Flores, the protagonist of Nina's World
• Elena Castillo Flores, the protagonist of Elena of Avalor
• Zita Flores, a character in Kim Possible
• Cristal Flores, a character in Dynasty
• Gwen Flores, a main character in Bunk'd
• Karen Flores, a character in Get Shorty

See also

• Eduardo Rózsa-Flores (1960–2009), Bolivian actor, and poet
• Rachael Hip-Flores, American actress
• Jérémy Florès, French surfer
• Juan Diego Flórez, Peruvian operatic tenor

References