From the historical and enchanting region of
Spain emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Florez 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 Florez family
The surname Florez was first found in
Asturias, where the
Visigothic court took refuge after the Muslim invasion of the peninsula.
Early History of the Florez family
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Florez 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 Florez family (pre 1700)
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...
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Migration of the Florez family to the New World and Oceana
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Florez Settlers in United States in the 16th Century
- Diego Florez, who settled in New Spain in 1548
- Alonso Florez, who settled in Peru in 1576
- Elena Florez, who arrived in Peru in 1592
Florez Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Elena Florez, who arrived in Peru in 1892 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
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)
Contemporary Notables of the name Florez (post 1700)
- Elsa O. Florez, American Democrat politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 2004, 2008 [2]CITATION[CLOSE]
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 17) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html - Dean R. Florez, American Democrat politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 [2]CITATION[CLOSE]
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 17) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html - Julio Flórez, Colombian poet