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

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

Popularity of Guzmán-Flores in America

Guzmán-Flores is the 158432nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Guzmán-Flores surname appeared 102 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 Guzmán-Flores.

The history of the last name Guzmán-Flores

The surname GUZMANFLORES has its origins in Spain and dates back to the 16th century. It is a combination of two Spanish surnames, Guzman and Flores, which were likely joined together through marriage or adoption. The name Guzman is derived from the Spanish word "guzman," meaning "good man," and is believed to have originated in the town of Guzman in the province of Burgos, Spain.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Guzman can be found in the "Cantar de Mio Cid," an epic poem from the 12th century that tells the story of the Spanish hero El Cid. The poem mentions a character named Alvar Fañez de Guzman, a nobleman and military leader who was one of El Cid's loyal companions.

The surname Flores, on the other hand, is derived from the Spanish word for "flowers" and may have been an occupational name for a gardener or florist. Alternatively, it could have been a descriptive name referring to someone who lived near a flower garden or a place abundant with flowers.

In the 16th century, a notable figure with the surname GUZMANFLORES was Juan de Guzmanflores, a Spanish explorer and conquistador who participated in the conquest of Peru alongside Francisco Pizarro. He was born around 1500 and died in the mid-16th century.

Another individual of note was Pedro de Guzmanflores, a Spanish soldier and explorer who accompanied Hernán Cortés during the conquest of Mexico in the early 16th century. He is believed to have been born in Extremadura, Spain, in the late 15th century.

In the 17th century, a nun named Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz y Guzmanflores, also known as Juana Inés de Asbaje y Ramírez de Santillana, was a renowned Mexican poet, scholar, and nun. She was born in 1648 in San Miguel Nepantla, near Mexico City, and is considered one of the most important literary figures of the Spanish Golden Age.

Moving to the 18th century, Juan Manuel de Guzmanflores was a Spanish military officer who served as the governor of the Spanish colony of Louisiana from 1766 to 1770. He played a significant role in the transition of Louisiana from French to Spanish control.

In the 19th century, José María Guzmanflores was a Mexican politician and military officer who fought in the Mexican-American War. He was born in Puebla, Mexico, in 1801 and died in 1870.

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

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

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

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