Find out how popular the last name Flores-Gómez 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-Gómez.

Flores-Gómez, 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-Gómez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Flores-Gómez in America

Flores-Gómez is the 104602nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Flores-Gómez surname appeared 171 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-Gómez.

The history of the last name Flores-Gómez

The surname FLORESGOMEZ has its origins in the Spanish language and can be traced back to the late 15th century in the Iberian Peninsula. It is a compound surname, combining the words "flores" meaning "flowers" and "gomez" which was a common patronymic surname derived from the given name Gómez, itself a Spanish form of the Germanic name Gummo.

FLORESGOMEZ is believed to have originated in the region of Castile, where it was first recorded in municipal records from the city of Valladolid in the year 1492. This early mention suggests that the name may have been associated with a family or individual involved in the cultivation or trade of flowers during that era.

In the 16th century, the FLORESGOMEZ name appears in several historic documents from the Spanish Empire, including records of Spanish settlers in the Americas. One notable bearer of this surname was Diego Flores Gómez, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Mexico alongside Hernán Cortés in the early 1500s.

The FLORESGOMEZ name has also been found in various forms throughout Spanish-speaking regions, such as Flores Gómez, Gómez Flores, and even variations like Floresgomez or Floresgomes. These variations likely arose due to regional differences in spelling and pronunciation over time.

Another notable individual with the FLORESGOMEZ surname was Juan Flores Gómez (1557-1623), a Spanish painter and sculptor active in the late Renaissance and early Baroque periods. His works can be found in several churches and museums in Spain.

In the 18th century, the FLORESGOMEZ name appears in records from the Spanish colonial era in the Philippines, where a family by that name held land and property in the province of Pampanga.

During the 19th century, a prominent figure with the FLORESGOMEZ surname was José María Flores Gómez (1824-1897), a Guatemalan politician and military leader who served as President of Guatemala from 1865 to 1871.

Another notable bearer of the FLORESGOMEZ name was María Flores Gómez (1890-1968), a Spanish writer and poet who was active in the early 20th century and published several collections of poems and short stories.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Flores-Gómez

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

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-Gómez 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-Gómez was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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