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

Flores Castro, 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 Flores Castro surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Flores Castro in America

Flores Castro is the 126018th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Flores Castro surname appeared 136 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Flores Castro.

The history of the last name Flores Castro

The surname FLORESCASTRO is of Spanish origin, originating in the regions of Castile and Andalusia during the medieval period. It is a compound surname, formed by the combination of two separate surnames, "Flores" and "Castro".

The first part, "Flores", is derived from the Spanish word "flor", meaning "flower". This surname likely originated as a descriptive nickname for someone associated with flowers, such as a florist or someone living near a floral garden. It may also have been a locational surname referring to a place name containing the word "flores".

The second part, "Castro", is a common Spanish surname derived from the Latin word "castrum", meaning "fort" or "castle". It was likely given to someone living near a fortified settlement or castle, or to someone who worked or guarded such a structure.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname FLORESCASTRO can be found in the archives of the town of Seville, Andalusia, where a certain Rodrigo Flores de Castro is mentioned in a document dated 1492. This coincides with the time of the Spanish Reconquista and the expulsion of the Moors from the Iberian Peninsula.

In the 16th century, a notable figure with the surname FLORESCASTRO was Diego Flores de Castro, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Peru alongside Francisco Pizarro. He was born around 1495 and died in 1540.

Another prominent individual with this surname was Mariana Flores de Castro, a 17th-century Spanish nun and mystic, known for her writings and visions. She lived from 1621 to 1684.

In the 18th century, Juan Flores de Castro, a Spanish military officer and explorer, led an expedition to the Malvinas Islands (Falkland Islands) in 1770, establishing a settlement there.

During the 19th century, Álvaro Flores de Castro, a Spanish politician and lawyer, served as the Minister of Justice in Spain from 1847 to 1851.

Over time, variations of the surname emerged, such as Flores de Castro, Florescastro, and even Florescasto, reflecting the evolution of language and spelling conventions across different regions of Spain and its former colonies.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Flores Castro

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

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 Flores Castro 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.

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 Flores Castro was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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