Flores (surname)
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Flores is a popular[citation needed] Spanish and Italian surname, found throughout the world.
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[edit] History
In Spain, Flores is first found in Asturias, where the Visigothic court took refuge after the Muslim invasion of the Iberian Peninsula.[1]
In Italy, the surname's roots can be traced back to Naples around the early 14th century where records show a Flores family receiving land grants in the feudal territories of Persano and Sandionisio.[2]
In the Philippines, particularly in Cebu, the Flores family is descended from Alberto Flores, a petty officer during the Spanish occupational period.
[edit] Variations
Spelling variations of this surname also include Florez, Flórez, Floriz, Flóriz, Floraz, Flóraz, Flor, Florán, Floran, and Florián among others.
Variations can also be found in several Flores 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.
