Nickname
Flores surname meaning
Often from Spanish flores, "flowers"; also influenced by the patronymic Flórez.
Confidence: Likely. The main story is well supported; some details of the deeper root are less certain.
The short story
Flores looks like the Spanish word for "flowers," and DAFN treats some lines as a byname or nickname from flores / flor. It also notes influence from Flórez, a patronymic surname that could drift toward the flowers spelling.
That fork is why confidence is likely: your tree might be floral nickname, Flórez-derived, or both blurred in records. For a family-friendly lead we keep the flowers nickname reading and file the type accordingly, while warning that Flórez is a real alternate path.
Also seen as: Florez, Flórez, Flor
Sources used
- Ancestry surname meaning for Flores citing DAFN 2022 (variant of Flórez; also byname from flores 'flowers')
- WebSearch/encyclopedic notes on Flores as Spanish/Portuguese surname tied to flowers / Flórez
- Names2020_LastNames_RaceHispanic_Top1000.xlsx (2020 Census)