Flores (surname)
Flores is a Spanish 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. 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.
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, Peruvian intellectual
- Alexis Flores, Honduran fugitive
- Carlos Flores, multiple people
- Chris Flores, multiple people
- Cirilo B. Flores, Roman Catholic bishop of San Diego, U.S.
- Dan Flores, historian of the American West
- Daniel Flores, multiple people
- David Flores, multiple people
- Dennis Flores, a Puerto Rican activist.
- Erika Flores, American former child actress and former actress, sister of Melissa Flores
- Esteban Flores, American Homicide Detective
- Fernando Flores, Chilean philosopher
- Ignacio Flores, multiple people
- Isabel Flores de Oliva, Spanish-Peruvian saint
- Jesús Flores, multiple people
- Jorge Flores, multiple people
- José Flores, multiple people
- Leopoldo Ruiz y Flóres, Mexican archbishop, Vatican diplomat
- Manuel N. Flores, fought in Texas Revolution and Republic Era, early Texas rancher
- Patrick Flores, Archbishop of San Antonio from 1979 - 2004, 1st Mexican American to become a Roman Catholic bishop
- Pedro Flores, multiple people
- Ricardo Flores Magón, 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, multiple people
Arts
General
- Demián Flores, Mexican artist
- Elsa Flores, American artist
- Leopoldo Flores, Mexican artist
- Marco Antonio Flores, Guatemalan writer and poet
Actors
- April Flores, American pornographic actress
- Bella Flores, Filipino actress
- Benjamin Flores Jr., American actor and rapper
- Christina Milian, American recording artist, actress, and dancer
- Édgar Flores, Honduran actor
- Freddy Flores, Argentine actor
- Gabriela Flores, Argentine actress
- Jorge Flores, Puerto Rican female impersonator, actor, and singer
- Laura Flores, Mexican actress
- Von Flores, Filipino-Canadian actor
- Yves Flores, Filipino actor and model
Music
- Andrés Flores, Bolivian composer
- Armando Flores, Mexican musician
- Charles Flores, Cuban-born American jazz bassist
- Gerphil Flores, Filipino singer
- José Asunción Flores, Paraguayan composer
- Lola Flores, Spanish singer
Politicians
- Ana María Flores, Bolivian engineer, businesswoman and politician
- Brenda Mercedes Flores, Honduran politician
- Cilia Flores, Venezuelan lawyer and politician
- Emigdio Flores Calpiñeiro, Bolivian politician and sociologist
- Francisco Flores Pérez, former president of El Salvador
- Juan José Flores, first President of Ecuador
- José María Flores, governor of Alta California
- Joseph Flores, Maltese politician
- Laura E. Flores, Panamanian ambassador to the United Nations
- Venancio Flores, President of Uruguay from 1854 to 1855 and from 1865 to 1868
American politicians
- Alfred Flores, Guamanian politician
- Anitere Flores, American politician
- Bill Flores, American politician
- Gaspar Flores de Abrego, Tejano land commissioner and fought alongside the colonists in Austin and was mayor of San Antonio, Texas
- Irvin Flores, Puerto Rican activist and politician
- Pete Flores, Texas State Senator, District 19
Mexican politicians
- Arturo Flores Grande, Mexican politician
- César Flores Maldonado, Mexican economist and politician
- Édgar Flores Galván, Mexican politician
- Emilio Flores Domínguez, Mexican politician
- Enrique Flores Flores, Mexican politician
- Felipe Amadeo Flores Espinosa, Mexican politician
Sports
General
- Brenda Flores, Mexican long-distance runner
- Brian Flores, American football player and coach
- Diego Flores, Argentine chess grandmaster
- Gil Flores, Puerto Rican baseball player
- Iker Flores, Spanish cyclist
- Jacob Flores, American judoka athlete
- Jesse Flores, Mexican baseball player
- Randy Flores, former MLB baseball player
- Tom Flores, former NFL quarterback and head coach
- Wilmer Flores, Venezuelan baseball player
Boxing
- Adam Flores, Mexican boxer
- Alexander Flores , American boxer
- Benjamín Flores, Mexican boxer
- BJ Flores, American boxer
- Cruz Antonio Flores, Mexican boxer
- Felix Flores, Puerto Rican boxer
Football (soccer)
- Ágnel Flores, Venezuelan footballer
- Andrés Flores, Salvadoran footballer
- Arles Flores, Venezuelan footballer
- Charly Flores, American soccer player
- Claudio Flores, Uruguayan footballer
- Cristian Flores, Mexican footballer
- Cristián Flores, Chilean footballer
- Darío Flores, Uruguayan footballer
- Dennis Flores, American soccer player
- Deybi Flores, Honduran footballer
- Dylan Flores, Costa Rican footballer
- Edison Flores, Peruvian footballer
- Eduardo Flores, Argentine footballer
- Efraín Flores, Mexican football manager
- Federico Flores, Argentine footballer
- Felipe Flores, Chilean footballer
- Franco Flores, Argentine footballer
- Gilberto Flores, Brazilian footballer
- Jordan Flores, English footballer
- Josué Flores, Salvadoran footballer
- Marcos Flores, Argentine footballer
- Yony Flores, Guatemalan footballer
- Zack Flores, American-born Bolivian footballer
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