Flores

Meaning

Derived from the Spanish word for 'flowers', originally referring to someone who lived among flowers or worked with flowers.

Etymology

From the Latin flos (flower), which became flores in Spanish. The surname likely originated as a topographic name for residents of flower-rich areas or as an occupational name for florists.

About the Flores Surname

Flores is a topographic surname with possible occupational origins, referring to flowers or floral areas. The name became hereditary during the medieval period and spread widely through Spanish colonization.

Distribution

Common throughout Spain and Spanish-speaking countries, with particularly high concentrations in Mexico and Central America.