Find out how popular the last name Flor is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Flor.

Flor, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Flor surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Flor in America

Flor is the 16748th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Flor surname appeared 1,707 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Flor.

We can also compare 2010 data for Flor to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Flor

The surname FLOR has its origins in the Spanish and Portuguese languages, tracing back to the 14th century. It is derived from the Latin word "flos," meaning flower or blossom. The name is thought to have originated in the Iberian Peninsula, specifically in regions like Catalonia, Valencia, and Portugal.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the FLOR surname appears in the "Libro de la Caza" (Book of the Hunt), a treatise on hunting written in the 14th century by Don Juan Manuel, a prince and author from the Kingdom of Castile. This work includes references to individuals with the surname FLOR, suggesting its presence in medieval Spain.

During the 15th century, the FLOR surname began to gain prominence in various regions of the Iberian Peninsula. It is documented in historical records from cities like Barcelona, Valencia, and Lisbon, where individuals bearing this surname held positions of influence and prominence within their respective communities.

A notable figure in the history of the FLOR surname is Rodrigo de Flor, a Spanish military leader who lived in the late 13th and early 14th centuries. He commanded the Catalan Company, a group of mercenaries that played a significant role in the Byzantine civil wars of the time.

In the 16th century, the FLOR surname spread beyond the Iberian Peninsula as Spanish and Portuguese explorers and settlers ventured to the Americas and other parts of the world. One such example is Juan de Flor, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Mexico under Hernán Cortés in the early 1500s.

Another prominent individual with the FLOR surname was Miguel Flor, a Spanish artist and painter who lived in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He was renowned for his religious paintings and works commissioned by churches and monasteries in Spain.

As the centuries progressed, the FLOR surname continued to be prevalent in various parts of Spain, Portugal, and their former colonies. Notable individuals include Manuel Flor, a 19th-century Spanish politician and statesman who served as the Prime Minister of Spain from 1835 to 1836, and José Flor, a Portuguese military officer and colonial administrator who played a crucial role in the defense of Portuguese territories during the Napoleonic Wars in the early 19th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Flor

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Flor.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Flor was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Flor has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Flor was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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