How common is the surname Flor?

1,707 people in the United States had the surname Flor in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 180,870 Americans. It ranked 16,748th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Flor?

In the 2010 Census, 56% of people named Flor identified as white (not Hispanic), and 34% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Flor?

Maria Flor, Brazilian actress, followed by Gustav Flor.

Where is the surname Flor most common?

Wikidata records people named Flor in Brazil and the Russian Empire.

Is the surname Flor getting more or less common?

More common. 1,437 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,707 in 2010, up 19%.

Is Flor also a first name?

Yes. Flor is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Flor

A surname, carried by 1,707 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex F460 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Flor is more common than 89.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,707 people named Flor in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 180,870 Americans. That is up 19% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,437.

#16,748

rank among US surnames

1,707

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+18.8%

change since 2000 (was #17,935)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,743	Petti	1,708	180,764
#16,748	Bruss	1,707	180,870
#16,755	Pandey	1,706	180,976

Who is named Flor

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

56% of people named Flor identified as white (not Hispanic), 34% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 6.7% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 56%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 34%
Asian and Pacific Islander 6.7%
Two or more races 2.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Flors

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Maria Flor
Brazilian actress, born 1983
Gustav Flor
Baltic German naturalist (1829–1883)

Notable Flors come mostly from Brazil (1) and the Russian Empire (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Flor

Flor has the Soundex code F460, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F460.

Questions

How common is the surname Flor?: 1,707 people in the United States had the surname Flor in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 180,870 Americans. It ranked 16,748th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Flor?: In the 2010 Census, 56% of people named Flor identified as white (not Hispanic), and 34% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Flor?: Maria Flor, Brazilian actress, followed by Gustav Flor.
Where is the surname Flor most common?: Wikidata records people named Flor in Brazil and the Russian Empire.
Is the surname Flor getting more or less common?: More common. 1,437 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,707 in 2010, up 19%.
Is Flor also a first name?: Yes. Flor is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.