# Flores (surname)

Flores is a Spanish, Italian and Portuguese surname.

## History

In Spain, the surname Flores is first found in the Kingdom of Asturias, where the Visigothic royal court took refuge after the Muslim Invasion of the Iberian Peninsula in 711. In its origin, it is a patronymic of the Visigothic given name Fruela or Froila.
In Italy, the surname's roots can be traced back to the Kingdom of Naples around the early 14th century where records show a Flores family receiving land grants in the feudal territories of Persano and Sandionisio.

## Variations

Spelling variations of this surname also include Fruélaz, Fruelaz, Froílaz, Froilaz, Florez, Flórez, Floriz, Flóriz, Floraz, Flóraz, Flor, Florán, Floran 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.

## People with the surname

* Alberto Flores Galindo (1949–1990), Peruvian intellectual
* Alexis Flores (born 1975), Honduran fugitive
* Carlos Flores (disambiguation), multiple people
* Ceci Flores Armenta, Mexican missing persons activist
* Che Flores, American basketball referee
* Chris Flores (disambiguation), multiple people
* Cirilo B. Flores (1948–2014), Roman Catholic bishop of San Diego, U.S.
* Dan Flores (born 1948), historian of the American West
* Daniel Flores (disambiguation), multiple people
* David Flores (disambiguation), multiple people
* Dennis Flores, a Puerto Rican activist.
* Erika Flores (born 1979), American former child actress and former actress, sister of Melissa Flores
* Esteban Flores (born 1970), American Homicide Detective
* Fernando Flores (born 1943), Chilean philosopher
* Ignacio Flores (disambiguation), multiple people
* Isabel Flores de Oliva (1586–1617), Spanish-Peruvian saint
* Jesús Flores (disambiguation), multiple people
* Jorge Flores (disambiguation), multiple people
* José Flores (disambiguation), multiple people
* Leopoldo Ruiz y Flóres (1865–1941), Mexican archbishop, Vatican diplomat
* Manuel N. Flores, fought in Texas Revolution and Republic Era, early Texas rancher
* Maria Flores, Ibizan abolitionist
* Patrick Flores (1929–2017), Archbishop of San Antonio from 1979 to 2004, 1st Mexican American to become a Roman Catholic bishop
* Pedro Flores (disambiguation), multiple people
* Ricardo Flores Magón (1874–1922), Mexican anarchist
* Rodrigo Flores
* Salvador Flores, recruited and commanded troops in the Texas Revolution and Republic Era, Juan Seguin's brother-in-law
* Walter Flores (disambiguation), multiple people

### Arts
#### General

* Demián Flores (born 1971), Mexican artist
* Elsa Flores (born 1955), American artist
* Jake Flores, American comedian
* Leopoldo Flores (1934–2016), Mexican artist
* Marco Antonio Flores (1937–2013), Guatemalan writer and poet

#### Actors

* April Flores (born 1976), American pornographic actress
* Bella Flores (1929–2013), Filipino actress
* Benjamin Flores Jr. (born 2002), American actor and rapper
* Christina Milian (b. Christine Flores), American recording artist, actress, and dancer
* Édgar Flores, Honduran actor
* Freddy Flores, Argentine actor
* Gabriela Flores, Argentine actress
* Jace Flores, Filipino TV actor
* Jorge Flores, Puerto Rican female impersonator, actor, and singer (also known as Nina Flowers)
* Laura Flores, Mexican actress
* Von Flores (born 1960), Filipino-Canadian actor
* Yves Flores (born 1994), Filipino actor and model

#### Music

* Andrés Flores (composer), Bolivian composer
* Armando Flores, Mexican musician
* Charles Flores (1970–2012), Cuban-born American jazz bassist
* Gerphil Flores (born 1990), Filipino singer
* José Asunción Flores, Paraguayan composer
* Lola Flores, Spanish singer
* Martha Flores (1928–2020), Cuban radio host and singer

### Politicians

* Ana María Flores (born 1952), Bolivian engineer, businesswoman and politician
* Brenda Mercedes Flores (born 1969), Honduran politician
* Cilia Flores (born 1953), Venezuelan lawyer and politician
* Consuelo Flores (born 1962), Ecuadorian lawyer and politician
* Emigdio Flores Calpiñeiro (born 1950), Bolivian politician and sociologist
* Francisco Flores Pérez (1959–2016), former president of El Salvador (1999–2004)
* Juan José Flores, first President of Ecuador
* José María Flores, governor of Alta California (now California and Southwestern United States)
* Joseph Flores, Maltese politician
* Laura E. Flores, Panamanian ambassador to the United Nations
* Venancio Flores, President of Uruguay from 1854 to 1855 (interim) and from 1865 to 1868

#### American politicians

* Alfred Flores (1916–2009), Guamanian politician
* Anitere Flores (born 1976), Florida state senator
* Bill Flores (born 1954), U.S. Representative from Texas
* Gaspar Flores de Abrego (1781–1836), Tejano land commissioner who fought alongside the colonists in Austin and was mayor of San Antonio, Texas
* Irvin Flores (1925–1994), Puerto Rican activist and nationalist politician
* Mayra Flores (born 1986), U.S. Representative from Texas
* Pete Flores (born 1960), Texas state senator

#### Mexican politicians

* Arturo Flores Grande (born 1965), Mexican politician
* César Flores Maldonado (born 1963), Mexican economist and politician
* Édgar Flores Galván (born 1961), Mexican politician
* Emilio Flores Domínguez (born 1957), Mexican politician
* Enrique Flores Flores (born 1982), Mexican politician
* Felipe Amadeo Flores Espinosa (born 1947), Mexican politician

### Sports
#### General

* Brenda Flores (born 1991), Mexican long-distance runner
* Brian Flores (born 1981), American football coach
* Dan Flores (American football) (born 1977), American football player
* Diego Flores (chess player) (born 1982), Argentine chess grandmaster
* Iker Flores (born 1976), Spanish cyclist
* Jacob Flores, American judoka athlete
* Luis Flores (basketball), Dominican basketball player
* Tom Flores, American football player and coach

#### Baseball

* Gil Flores (born 1952), Puerto Rican baseball player
* Jesse Flores (baseball), Mexican baseball player
* Randy Flores, former MLB baseball player
* Wilmer Flores (born 1991), Venezuelan baseball player

#### Boxing

* Adam Flores (born 1970), Mexican boxer
* Alexander Flores (boxer) (born 1990), American boxer
* Benjamín Flores (1984–2009), Mexican boxer
* BJ Flores (born 1979), American boxer
* Felix Flores (born 1976), Puerto Rican boxer

#### Football (soccer)

* Ágnel Flores (born 1989), Venezuelan footballer
* Andrés Flores (born 1990), Salvadoran footballer
* Arles Flores (born 1991), Venezuelan footballer
* Charly Flores (born 1997), American soccer player
* Claudio Flores (born 1976), Uruguayan footballer
* Cristian Flores (born 1988), Mexican footballer
* Cristián Flores (born 1972), Chilean footballer
* Darío Flores (born 1984), Uruguayan footballer
* Dennis Flores (born 1993), American soccer player
* Deybi Flores (born 1996), Honduran footballer
* Dylan Flores (born 1993), Costa Rican footballer
* Edison Flores (born 1994), Peruvian footballer
* Eduardo Flores (1944–2022), Argentine footballer
* Efraín Flores (born 1958), Mexican football manager
* Federico Flores (born 1992), Argentine footballer
* Felipe Flores (born 1987), Chilean footballer
* Francisco Javier Flores Sequera (born 1990), Venezuelan footballer
* Franco Flores (born 1993), Argentine footballer
* Gilberto Flores (born 1983), Brazilian footballer
* Jordan Flores, English footballer
* Josué Flores (born 1988), Salvadoran footballer
* Marcos Flores (born 1985), Argentine footballer
* Yony Flores (born 1983), Guatemalan footballer
* Zack Flores (born 1982), American-born Bolivian footballer

## Fictional characters

* Nina Sabrina Flores, the protagonist of Nina's World
* Elena Castillo Flores, the protagonist of Elena of Avalor
* Zita Flores, a character in Kim Possible
* Cristal Flores, a character in Dynasty
* Gwen Flores, a main character in Bunk'd
* Karen Flores, a character in Get Shorty
* Blanca Flores, a character in Orange is the New Black