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

Florian, 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 Florian surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Florian in America

Florian is the 8789th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Florian surname appeared 3,731 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 Florian.

We can also compare 2010 data for Florian 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 Florian

The surname Florian originated in Southern France and Northern Italy during the late Roman period. It is derived from the Latin name Florianus, meaning "blooming" or "flourishing". The name likely referred to someone who lived near a prominent floral area or had a profession related to flowers.

One of the earliest records of the name Florian comes from the 4th century Roman martyr Saint Florian, who was believed to have been born around 250 AD in the ancient Roman city of Aelium Cetium, now known as St. Pölten, Austria. St. Florian is the patron saint of firefighters and is often depicted carrying a vessel of water.

In the 9th century, the name Florian appeared in the Cartulary of Redon, a medieval cartulary from the Abbey of Redon in Brittany, France. This document recorded the names of landowners and other individuals in the region during that time.

The Domesday Book, a great survey of England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086, contains several references to individuals with the surname Florian, particularly in the counties of Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname Florian was Hugues Florian, a French nobleman who lived in the 12th century and was a member of the Knights Templar. Another notable Florian was Pietro Florian, an Italian painter and architect who lived in the 15th century and is known for his work in the Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua.

During the 16th century, the name was associated with several prominent figures, including Franciscus Florian, a Dutch humanist scholar and professor of Greek at the University of Leiden (1500-1570), and Matthaeus Florian, a German physician and botanist who lived from 1528 to 1591.

In the 17th century, Johann Florian Haid was a German engraver and publisher who lived from 1642 to 1705. He is known for his intricate engravings of religious and allegorical scenes.

A notable Florian in the 18th century was Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian, a French writer and fabulist who lived from 1755 to 1794. He is best known for his fables and pastoral novels.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Florian

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

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

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