SURNAMES IN ITALY

Surname Flores

Origin and meaning

In Italy, FLORE is a typical surname of the island of Sardinia, distributed uniformly throughout the island. FLORES is mainly found in Salento and in western Sicily, in the north of Sardinia, in the Naples area and in the province of Genoa. FLORIS is typical of Sardinia. These surnames could derive from the Latin surname Florens, from the name Florius or from the toponym Florinas (municipality of the province of Sassari, in Sardinia). Ettore Rossoni also thinks that it could be a surname of Spa

Geographic distribution: Salento and in western Sicily, in the north of Sardinia, in the Naples area and in the province of Genoa

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This entry of the Italian Surname Meanings dictionary integrates the information available in specialized onomastic studies.

Sources

This entry of the Italian Surname Meanings dictionary is based on the following specialized onomastic sources:

  • Research conducted by Surnames in Italy, the English-language project of Ancestros Italianos, based on the bibliography cited in the references.