The Florez surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 10,570 people carried this name — #3,377 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 27,900 people counted. That is up 20% from 8,775 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Florez surname

Flórez: A surname from Spanish.

From Spanish Flórez, Latin American Spanish spelling variant of Flores.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Florez» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 2,361 people named Florez live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 722
City of Buenos Aires 385
Corrientes 194
Chaco 189
Santa Fe 139
Salta 119
Córdoba 107
Misiones 98

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

155 people named Florez live in Switzerland.

They live in 13 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Geneva 29
Zurich 26
Vaud 19
Valais 13
Bern 12
Basel-Landschaft 9
Fribourg 9
Neuchâtel 8

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 29 people named Florez.

10 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Hérault.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 10
Hérault 7
Haute-Vienne 3
Paris 2
Sarthe 2
Saône-et-Loire 1
Yvelines 1
Gironde 1
Seine-Saint-Denis 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Florez in American newspapers,
1848–1901.

Newspaper page from The Daily Crescent carrying the name Florez
The Daily Crescent 1848-12-02
Newspaper page from New-york Tribune carrying the name Florez
New-york Tribune 1901-10-17
Newspaper page from New-york Tribune carrying the name Florez
New-york Tribune 1901-10-03

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,751 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Florez,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Antonio Flórez Urdapilleta
    Antonio Flórez Urdapilleta 1877–1941 · architect
  • Incarnación Florez 1898–1968 · curandero

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Florez,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States638 records

638 records of the Florez name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 486
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 103
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 32
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 8
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Frank L. Florez

    Born 1915 in Texas. Enlisted 1943 at Fort Sam Houston, from Bexar County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1983, buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Lisette Florez

    Arrived at New York in 1879 aboard the Weser from Bremen, aged 25; farmer. From Bavaria, Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Reynaldo B. Florez

    Born 1946; from Visalia, California. U.S. Army, indirect fire infantryman; killed in action 1967 in Gia Dinh, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 638 records for Florez in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

France13 records

13 records of the Florez name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Henri Florez

    Born 1914 in Abeilhan; died 1986 in Béziers (Hérault).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Elvira Gabina Florez

    Born 1920 in Sullana (Pérou); died 1993 in Saint-Didier (Vaucluse).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Gloria Florez

    Born 1932 in Paris; died 1986 in Amailloux (Deux-Sèvres).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 13 records for Florez in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Belgium2 records

2 records of the Florez name in Belgium Belgian civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Pharailde Mathilde Florez

    Married in 1905 in Kortijk.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Kortrijk (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Pharailde Mathilde Florez

    Married in 1913 in Kortijk.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Kortrijk (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Florez name in the Netherlands Dutch church registers before 1811
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johan Hendrik Florez

    Married in 1775 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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