Flores (surname)
Flores is a Spanish surname, from the plural of flor ‘flower’.[1]
History
In Spain, Flores is first found in Asturias, where the Visigothic court took refuge after the Muslim invasion of the Iberian Peninsula.[2]
In Italy, the surname's roots can be traced back to Naples around the early 14th century where records show a Flores family receiving land grants in the feudal territories of Persano and Sandionisio.[3]
Variations
Spelling variations of this surname also include Florez, Flórez, Floriz, Flóriz, Floraz, Flóraz, Flor, Florán, Floran, Flores 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.
Notable people
- Alberto Flores Galindo (1949-1990), Peruvian intellectual
- Alfonso Flores (born 1975), Spanish volleyball player
- Bella Flores (1929–2013), Filipino actress
- Carlos Roberto Flores (born 1950), former president of Honduras (1998-2002)
- Christina Milian, (b. Christine Flores) American recording artist, actress, and dancer
- Charles Flores (1970-2012), Cuban-born American jazz bassist
- Cirilo B. Flores (1948-2014), Roman Catholic bishop of San Diego, U.S.
- Dan Flores (born 1948), historian of the American West
- Eduardo Rózsa-Flores (1960-2009), Bolivian-actor, and poet
- Fernando Flores (born 1943), Chilean philosopher
- Francisco Flores Pérez (1959-2016), former president of El Salvador (1999-2004)
- Gaspar Flores de Abrego, Tejano land commissioner and fought alongside the colonists in Austin and was mayor of San Antonio, Texas (1819, 1824, 1829 and 1834)rosy Flores
- Juan José Flores, first President of Ecuador
- José María Flores, governor of Alta California (now California and Southwestern United States)
- Jacob Flores, American judoka athlete
- Jesse Flores, Mexican baseball player
- Jordan Flores, English footballer
- Marco Antonio Flores (1937–2013), Guatemalan writer and poet
- Jorge Flores, Puerto Rican female impersonator, actor, and singer (also known as Nina Flowers)
- José Asunción Flores, Paraguayan composer
- Joseph Flores, Maltese politician
- Manuel N. Flores, fought in Texas Revolution and Republic Era, early Texas rancher
- Lola Flores, Spanish singer
- Patrick Flores, Archbishop of San Antonio from 1979 - 2004, 1st Mexican American to become a Roman Catholic bishop
- Rodrigo Flores
- Rohn Flores, American composer and musician
- Salvador Flores, recruited and commanded troops in the Texas Revolution and Republic Era, Juan Seguin's brother-in-law
- Tom Flores, former NFL quarterback and head coach
- Venancio Flores, President of Uruguay from 1854 to 1855 (interim) and from 1865 to 1868.
- Zita Flores, fictional character
See also
- Juan Diego Flórez, Peruvian operatic tenor
- Rachael Hip-Flores, American actress