Find out how popular the last name Flores Hernández 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 Hernández.

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

Popularity of Flores Hernández in America

Flores Hernández is the 41359th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Flores Hernández surname appeared 526 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 Hernández.

We can also compare 2010 data for Flores Hernández 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 Flores Hernández

The surname FLORESHERNANDE is a combination of two Spanish words, "flores" meaning flowers and "hernande" likely a variant of the name Hernandez. This suggests the name originated in Spain or a Spanish-speaking region during the medieval period.

The "flores" portion may have referred to someone who lived near a flower field or garden, worked as a florist, or had a last name related to flora. The "hernande" part points to a patronymic surname derived from the given name Hernando, a Spanish form of Ferdinand.

Records from the 13th century mention a nobleman named Rodrigo Flores from the Castilian city of Burgos. In 1402, a knight called Juan Hernandez fought in the Battle of Nájera during the Castilian civil war. These could be early examples of the component parts later combined into FLORESHERNANDE.

By the 16th century, the joined surname appears in documents from Spanish colonies in the Americas. A Jeronimo Flores Hernandez was listed as a settler in Mexico City in 1535. Over a century later, María Flores Hernande became one of the first female property owners in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1693.

Other notable bearers include the 18th century Peruvian painter Mateo Flores Hernandez (1711-1783) and the Cuban poet and revolutionary José Flores Hernandez (1817-1870) who fought for independence from Spain. In the 20th century, Luz Flores Hernandez (1915-1995) was an acclaimed Mexican ceramicist.

While uncommon overall, the name FLORESHERNANDE has a long history spanning multiple countries over several centuries, reflecting Spanish linguistic and cultural influences across the continents.

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

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

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

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