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Flores

Often from Spanish flores, "flowers"; also influenced by the patronymic Flórez.

Confidence
Likely
US frequency
Rank 39 · 426,965 people
Common variants
Florez, Flórez, Flor

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

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