Where Does the Flórez Surname Come From?

Flórez is a spelling of the Spanish surname Flores. Records show Flórez as one of the forms Flores took over time. The name is generally explained as “Flowers”. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

Other spellings include Floris.

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Flórez, so the heraldry linked to Flores is a starting point, not an automatic right. Want more than a summary? See the Flórez family name pack.