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

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

Popularity of Mendoza-Flores in America

Mendoza-Flores is the 95115th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mendoza-Flores surname appeared 192 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 Mendoza-Flores.

The history of the last name Mendoza-Flores

The surname MENDOZAFLORES is a compound name with Spanish origins, originating from the regions of Mendoza and Flores in Spain. The earliest recorded instance of the name dates back to the 12th century, when the two separate surnames Mendoza and Flores were combined through marriage or inheritance.

The name Mendoza is derived from the town of Mendoza in the Castilian region of Spain, which itself is derived from the Basque words "mendi" meaning mountain and "oza" meaning cold or snowy. This suggests that the original bearers of the name Mendoza hailed from a mountainous, snowy region in the area.

The name Flores, on the other hand, is a common Spanish surname meaning "flowers" or "blossoms", likely given to someone who lived near a floral field or garden.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the combined name MENDOZAFLORES appears in a 14th-century manuscript from the Kingdom of Aragon, where a nobleman named Diego Mendozaflores is mentioned as a landowner in the region of Valencia.

In the 16th century, a famous explorer named Pedro Mendozaflores (1487-1537) was part of the Spanish expeditions to the Americas and is credited with establishing the settlement of Buenos Aires in Argentina.

Another notable bearer of the name was María Mendozaflores (1578-1642), a renowned poet and playwright from Seville, Spain, who was celebrated for her works in the Spanish Golden Age of literature.

During the 18th century, a wealthy merchant named Juan Mendozaflores (1721-1798) was a prominent figure in the trade between Spain and its colonies in the Americas, particularly in the Caribbean region.

In the 19th century, a famous Spanish painter named Ramón Mendozaflores (1815-1892) gained recognition for his portraits and landscapes, with many of his works displayed in art galleries across Europe.

Throughout its history, the surname MENDOZAFLORES has been associated with various regions of Spain, as well as the Spanish colonial presence in the Americas, reflecting the diverse cultural and geographical roots of this complex name.

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

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

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