Florian History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

From the historical and enchanting region of Spain emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Florian family. Originally, the Spanish people were known only by a single name. The process by which hereditary surnames were adopted in Spain is extremely interesting. Surnames evolved during the Middle Ages when people began to assume an extra name to avoid confusion and to further identify themselves. Often they adopted names that were derived from nicknames.

Early Origins of the Florian family

The surname Florian was first found in Asturias, where the Visigothic court took refuge after the Muslim invasion of the peninsula.

Early History of the Florian family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Florian research. Another 96 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1128, 1236, 1787, 1789 and 1790 are included under the topic Early Florian History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Florian Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Flórez, Florez, Flores, Flóriz, Floriz, Flóraz, Floraz, Flor, Florán, Floran, Florián and many more.

Early Notables of the Florian family

Prominent among members of the family were Rodrigo Flores, who received a grant of land in the Repartimiento de Córdoba; Juan de Flores, fifteenth century novelist; sixteenth century Spanish sculptor and architect Antonio Flórez; Enrique Flórez, eighteenth century Spanish historian; Manuel Antonio Flores, Viceroy of Nueva Granada and Mexico 1787-1789; José Flórez...
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Florian Ranking

In the United States, the name Florian is the 12,223^rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Florian migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Florian Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Diego Florian, who settled in New Spain in 1582

Florian Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Jo Florian, aged 14, who landed in America in 1635 2

Florian Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Pedro Florian, who landed in Guatemala in 1838 2
Georges Florian, who settled in America in 1849
Diego Florian, who landed in New Spain in 1882 2
Michael Florian, who arrived in Arkansas in 1884 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Florian (post 1700) +

Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian (1755-1794), French poet and romance writer
Matthias Florian Lechner (b. 1970), German motion picture production designer and art director
Hans Florian Zimmer (b. 1957), German film composer and music producer, recipient of four Grammy Awards, three Classical BRIT Awards, three Golden Globes, one BAFTA, two Academy Awards
Lukas Florian David (1934-2021), Austrian classical violinist
Alfred Florian Beiter (1894-1974), American Democratic Party politician, U.S. Representative from New York 41st District, 1933-39, 1941-43; Defeated, 1938, 1942 3
John Florian Kordek (b. 1938), American politician, U.S. Ambassador to Botswana, 1988
Valentin Florian Schweiger (b. 1995), German child actor
Martin Florian Herz (1917-1983), American politician, U.S. Ambassador to Bulgaria, 1974-77 4
Florian "Flo" Lechner (b. 1981), German former professional footballer
Florian Bohnert (b. 1997), Luxembourg footballer

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 29) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 6) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html