# Flora (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/flora/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 7,837 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,523 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 39,396 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.1% (7,529 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈflɔːɹə/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Latin Flōra (Roman goddess of flowers).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Flora in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 90% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 3.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Similar surnames

Flory, Florio, Flohr, Flor, Florea, Flower, Fuller, Fowler, Feller, Fleury, Faller, Filer.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.