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

Florin, 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 Florin surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Florin in America

Florin is the 32203rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Florin surname appeared 716 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 Florin.

We can also compare 2010 data for Florin 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 Florin

The surname Florin originated in Romania, where it has been a common surname for centuries. It is derived from the Romanian word "florin," which refers to a type of gold coin that was minted in Italy and widely used throughout Europe during the Middle Ages and Renaissance periods.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Florin date back to the 15th century in Transylvania, a region that was historically part of the Kingdom of Hungary but is now part of modern-day Romania. The name may have been adopted by individuals who worked as moneyers or coin makers, or by those who were involved in the trade or exchange of florins.

In the 16th century, the surname Florin appears in various historical records and documents related to the Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia, which were vassal states of the Ottoman Empire at the time. One notable bearer of the name was Mihai Florin, a Wallachian nobleman and military commander who lived from 1520 to 1594.

The surname Florin also has a presence in other parts of Europe, particularly in Italy and France, where variations such as Fiorini, Fiorin, and Florent have been documented. These variations likely stemmed from the same linguistic root and may have been adopted by individuals with connections to the Florentine Republic or other Italian city-states.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname Florin was Giovanni Fiorin, an Italian painter and architect who lived in Venice from 1433 to 1505. In France, the surname Florent was borne by several notable figures, including Pierre Florent (1564-1631), a French Jesuit theologian and writer.

Other notable individuals with the surname Florin include:

1. Radu Florin (1853-1913), a Romanian poet and translator.
2. Gheorghe Florin (1887-1959), a Romanian composer and music educator.
3. Mihai Florin (1919-1996), a Romanian actor and film director.
4. Vasile Florin (1920-2001), a Romanian writer and literary critic.
5. Andrei Florin (born 1961), a contemporary Romanian novelist and essayist.

While the surname Florin has its roots in Romania and may have originated from occupational or trade-related contexts, it has since become a well-established surname throughout Europe, with various spelling variations reflecting the linguistic and cultural influences of different regions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Florin

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

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

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