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

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

Popularity of Muñoz-Flores in America

Muñoz-Flores is the 141140th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Muñoz-Flores surname appeared 118 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 Muñoz-Flores.

The history of the last name Muñoz-Flores

The surname MUNOZFLORES originates from Spain and can be traced back to the 15th century. It is a combination of two Spanish surnames, Muñoz and Flores, which were likely joined together due to marriage or other family connections.

The name Muñoz is derived from the Spanish word "muñeco," meaning "puppet" or "doll." It is believed that the surname may have originated as a nickname or descriptive name for someone with a small stature or childlike appearance. Alternatively, it could have been an occupational name for a maker or seller of dolls or puppets.

The name Flores, on the other hand, is derived from the Spanish word for "flowers." It is thought to have been a descriptive surname given to someone who lived near a flower garden or worked with flowers in some capacity, such as a gardener or florist.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the MUNOZFLORES surname can be found in the Spanish Inquisition records from the late 15th century, where a family bearing this name was mentioned in connection with the town of Seville.

In the 16th century, a notable figure named Juan MUNOZFLORES (c. 1520-1590) was a Spanish explorer and navigator who accompanied the expedition of Álvaro de Mendaña to the Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean.

Another prominent individual with this surname was María MUNOZFLORES (1789-1855), a Spanish painter and one of the first female members of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando in Madrid.

In the 19th century, a Chilean politician and diplomat named José MUNOZFLORES (1825-1892) served as the minister of foreign affairs and played a significant role in the territorial disputes between Chile and Bolivia.

During the Spanish Civil War in the 1930s, Enrique MUNOZFLORES (1901-1976) was a prominent military leader who commanded the Republican forces in the defense of Madrid against the Nationalist insurgents.

Additionally, the MUNOZFLORES surname has been associated with various place names in Spain, such as the village of Munozflores in the province of Soria, which likely derived its name from an early settler or landowner bearing this surname.

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

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

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