| ![Show Contents]() Fior History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Italy Early Origins of the Fior familyThe surname Fior was first found in Bolgna (Latin: Bononia), the largest city and the capital of Emilia-Romagna Region. The famous University of Bolgna was founded in the 11th century, by the 13th century the student body was nearly 10,000. Dante and Petrarch studied there. Tisso was tried there for 1564 for writing satirical poems. Bologna naturally, is famous for its sausages. But many noted scholars were born there. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time was in itself a family honor. Early History of the Fior familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Fior research. Another 104 words (7 lines of text) covering the year 1790 is included under the topic Early Fior History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Fior Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Fiori, Fioa, Fior, Fiorello, Floris, Flores, Dal Fiore, Dalla Fior, Di Fiore, La Fiore, Fiorelli, Fiorella, Fiorita, Fiorito, Fioruzzi, Fioroni, Fiorato, Fiorese, Fiordigiglio, Fiordalisa, Fiordelisi, Dal Fiore, Fiorellino and many more. Early Notables of the Fior familyProminent among members of the family was - the DiFiore family of Bologna
Migration of the Fior familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Alonso Flores, who settled in Mexico in 1539; Michael Floris, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1739; Antonio Floris, who arrived in New Orleans in 1831.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Fior (post 1700) | + |
- Fior Vásquez (b. 1977), female shot putter from the Dominican Republic
- Fior Rodriguez, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1984, 2004 1
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