Floro History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Italy

From the ancient and beautiful Italian island of Sicily emerged a variety of distinguished names, including the notable surname Floro. Although people were originally known only by a single name, it became necessary for people to adopt a second name to identify themselves as populations grew and travel became more frequent. The process of adopting fixed hereditary surnames was not complete until the modern era, but the use of hereditary family names in Italy began in the 10th and 11th centuries. Italian hereditary surnames were developed according to fairly general principles and they were characterized by a profusion of derivatives coined from given names. Although the most traditional type of family name found in the region of Sicily is the patronymic surname, which is derived from the father's given name, local surnames are also found. Local names, which are the least frequent of the major types of surnames found in Italy, are derived from a place-name where the original bearer once resided or held land. Often Italian local surnames bore the prefix "di," which signifies emigration from one place to another, and does not necessarily denote nobility. The Floro family lived in the city of Naples, where records reveal that the Florio family received the feudal territories of Persano and Sandionisio in 1313.

Early Origins of the Floro family

The surname Floro was first found in as early as 1313 when the Florio family received the feudal territories of Persano and Sandionisio.

Early History of the Floro family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Floro research. The years 1500, 1515, 1550, 1553, 1572, 1585, 1625, 1638, 1682 and 1800 are included under the topic Early Floro History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Floro Spelling Variations

Italian surnames come in far more variations than the names of most other nationalities. Regional traditions and dialects are a decisive factor in this characteristic. For example, northern names tend to end in "o", while southern in "i". Also important, but not unique to Italy, was the fact that before dictionaries and the printing press most scribes simply spelled words according to their sounds. The predictable result was an enormous number of spelling variations. The recorded spellings of Floro include Florio, Floro, Flori, De Florio, Florino, Flores, Florimi, Florini, Florimo and many more.

Early Notables of the Floro family

Prominent among bearers of this surname in early times was Sebastiano Florigerio, a painter in 1500 who studied in Udine. At the start of his career, he worked without pay because he wished to marry the daughter of his master. His works can be seen in Udine, Florence, Padua, Venice, and in the United States. John Florio (1553-1625), was a famous linguist and lexicographer. "His father, Michael Angelo Florio, (1515-1572) was a Florentine Protestant, whose family was originally settled at Sienna, fled to England shortly before...
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Floro migration to the United States +

An examination of many early immigration records reveals that people bearing the name Floro arrived in North America very early:

Floro Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

I Floro, aged 30, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1835 1

Floro Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Robert G Floro, aged 33, who arrived in New York City, New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Prins Willem I" from Caibarien, Cuba 2
Elisa Floro, aged 34, originally from Italy, who arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Regina d'Italia" from Napoli, Italy 2
Andrea Floro, aged 48, originally from Italy, who arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Regina d'Italia" from Napoli, Italy 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Floro (post 1700) +

Benito Floro Sanz (b. 1952), Spanish football manager
Rafael Floro (b. 1994), Portuguese professional footballer
Ángel Floro Martínez (1940-2023), Spanish Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Gokwe from 2000 to 2017
Benito Floro Sanz (b. 1952), Spanish football manager
Floro Eleuterio Bogado (1939-2017), Argentine Justicialist Party politician, lawyer and diplomat, Vice-Governor of Formosa (1995-2017)

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result