Find out how popular the last name Martínez-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 Martínez-Flores.

Martínez-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 Martínez-Flores surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Martínez-Flores in America

Martínez-Flores is the 44423rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Martínez-Flores surname appeared 484 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 Martínez-Flores.

The history of the last name Martínez-Flores

The surname MARTINEZFLORES is a compound surname that combines two distinct surnames, Martinez and Flores, both of which have Spanish origins. The name Martinez traces its roots back to the ancient Roman name Martinus, derived from the name of the Roman god Mars. Flores, on the other hand, is a Spanish word meaning "flowers."

MARTINEZFLORES likely originated in Spain during the medieval period when the practice of adopting hereditary surnames became more widespread. It is possible that the name was initially formed by combining the surnames of two families through marriage or other familial connections.

While there are no specific historical references to the combined surname MARTINEZFLORES in ancient manuscripts or records, both Martinez and Flores have a long history in Spain and were commonplace surnames in various regions of the country.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname Martinez was Alonso Martinez de Toledo, a 13th-century Spanish nobleman and military leader who played a significant role in the Reconquista, the campaign to reclaim the Iberian Peninsula from Moorish rule. Flores, on the other hand, can be traced back to Juan de Flores, a 15th-century Spanish writer and translator best known for his work "Grisel y Mirabella."

Other notable historical figures with the surname Martinez include Pedro Martinez de Anguiano, a 17th-century Spanish painter known for his religious works, and Domingo Martinez de Irujo, a 19th-century Spanish politician and diplomat who served as the Prime Minister of Spain from 1836 to 1837.

Individuals with the surname Flores include Fray Juan de Torquemada, a 16th-century Spanish Franciscan friar and historian, and Juan José Flores, an Ecuadorian military officer and politician who served as the President of Ecuador from 1839 to 1845.

While the combined surname MARTINEZFLORES is less common than its individual components, it likely emerged in various Spanish-speaking regions as a result of intermarriage or other familial connections between individuals bearing the surnames Martinez and Flores.

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

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Martínez-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 Martínez-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 Martínez-Flores was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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