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

Florey, 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 Florey surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Florey in America

Florey is the 26451st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Florey surname appeared 923 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 Florey.

We can also compare 2010 data for Florey 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 Florey

The surname Florey originated in England, likely during the medieval period. It is believed to be a locational name derived from the village of Flowerie, which was located in Somerset. The name is thought to be derived from the Old English words "flouer" or "flor," meaning flower, and "hie," meaning meadow or pasture, suggesting a connection to a flowery meadow or pasture land.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Florey can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it is spelled as "Floure." This ancient record suggests that the name was already well-established in England by the late 11th century.

In the 13th century, the surname appeared in various forms, including Flory, Florye, and Florey, as evidenced by records from the time. Notable individuals with this surname during this period include Robert Flory, who lived in Gloucestershire in 1279, and William Flory, who resided in Somerset in 1327.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the name continued to appear in various records, often associated with landowners and gentry in the counties of Somerset and Gloucestershire. One notable figure from this era was Sir John Floyer (1649-1734), a renowned physician and author who wrote extensively on the subject of pulse measurement and its relation to health.

In the 18th century, the surname Florey gained further prominence with the birth of William Florey (1744-1824), a prominent British politician who served as a Member of Parliament for the constituency of Whitchurch from 1790 to 1806.

Another notable figure with the surname Florey is Lord Howard Walter Florey (1898-1968), an Australian pathologist and pharmacologist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1945 for his role in the development of penicillin. His groundbreaking work revolutionized the field of antibiotics and saved countless lives.

Throughout its history, the surname Florey has been associated with various place names, such as Flowerie in Somerset, Flory Hill in Gloucestershire, and Flory Farm in Dorset, further solidifying its locational origins.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Florey

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

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

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