Flores is a Spanish surname, from the plural of flor ‘flower’.
In Spain, Flores is first found in Asturias, where the Visigothic court took refuge after the Muslim invasion of the Iberian Peninsula.
In Italy, the surname's roots can be traced back to Naples around the early 14th century where records show a Flores family receiving land grants in the feudal territories of Persano and Sandionisio.
Spelling variations of this surname also include Florez, Flórez, Floriz, Flóriz, Floraz, Flóraz, Flor, Florán, Floran, Flores and Florián among others.
Variations can also be found in several Florez coat-of-arms designs. The one similar feature many of these designs have in common is the fleur-de-lis, usually on a blue field, though varying in number from three to five, and possibly used in conjunction with other symbols.
Alberto Flores Galindo (1949-1990), Peruvian intellectual
Alfonso Flores (born 1975), Spanish volleyball player
Bella Flores (1929–2013), Filipino actress
Carlos Roberto Flores (born 1950), former president of Honduras (1998-2002)
Christina Milian, (b. Christine Flores) American recording artist, actress, and dancer
Charles Flores (1970-2012), Cuban-born American jazz bassist
Cirilo B. Flores (1948-2014), Roman Catholic bishop of San Diego, U.S.
Dan Flores (born 1948), historian of the American West
Eduardo Rózsa-Flores (1960-2009), Bolivian-actor, and poet
Fernando Flores (born 1943), Chilean philosopher
Francisco Flores Pérez (1959-2016), former president of El Salvador (1999-2004)
Gaspar Flores de Abrego, Tejano land commissioner and fought alongside the colonists in Austin and was mayor of San Antonio, Texas (1819, 1824, 1829 and 1834)rosy Flores
Juan José Flores, first President of Ecuador
José María Flores, governor of Alta California (now California and Southwestern United States)
Jacob Flores, American judoka athlete
Jesse Flores, Mexican baseball player
Jordan Flores, English footballer
Marco Antonio Flores (1937–2013), Guatemalan writer and poet
Jorge Flores, Puerto Rican female impersonator, actor, and singer (also known as Nina Flowers)
José Asunción Flores, Paraguayan composer
Joseph Flores, Maltese politician
Manuel N. Flores, fought in Texas Revolution and Republic Era, early Texas rancher
Lola Flores, Spanish singer
Patrick Flores (1929-2017), Archbishop of San Antonio from 1979 - 2004, 1st Mexican American to become a Roman Catholic bishop
Rodrigo Flores
Salvador Flores, recruited and commanded troops in the Texas Revolution and Republic Era, Juan Seguin's brother-in-law
Tom Flores, former NFL quarterback and head coach
Venancio Flores, President of Uruguay from 1854 to 1855 (interim) and from 1865 to 1868.
Jeremy Flores, French Surfer, World Surf League.
Nina Sabrina Flores, the star of Nina's World
Elena Castillo Flores, the star of Elena of Avalor
Zita Flores, character in Kim Possible
