How common is the surname Florian?

3,731 people in the United States had the surname Florian in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 82,751 Americans. It ranked 8,789th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Florian?

In the 2010 Census, 52% of people named Florian identified as white (not Hispanic), and 43% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Florian?

Saint Florian, Austrian Catholic martyr and saint, followed by Kenny Florian.

Where is the surname Florian most common?

Wikidata records people named Florian in Peru.

Is the surname Florian getting more or less common?

More common. 2,913 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,731 in 2010, up 28%.

Is Florian also a first name?

Yes. Florian 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 Florian

A surname, carried by 3,731 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex F465 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). Florian is more common than 94.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,731 people named Florian in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 82,751 Americans. That is up 28% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,913.

#8,789

rank among US surnames

3,731

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+28.1%

change since 2000 (was #10,167)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,780	Wille	3,734	82,685
#8,784	Lorenzen	3,733	82,707
#8,787	Nyberg	3,732	82,729
#8,789	Florian	3,731	82,751
#8,791	Geraci	3,729	82,796
#8,793	Crotty	3,726	82,862
#8,797	Pavlik	3,725	82,885

Who is named Florian

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

52% of people named Florian identified as white (not Hispanic), 43% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 3.4% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 52%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 43%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.4%
Two or more races 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Florians

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Saint Florian
Austrian Catholic martyr and saint, 250–304
Kenny Florian
American mixed martial arts fighter, born 1976

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Florian

Florian has the Soundex code F465, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F465.

Questions

How common is the surname Florian?: 3,731 people in the United States had the surname Florian in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 82,751 Americans. It ranked 8,789th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Florian?: In the 2010 Census, 52% of people named Florian identified as white (not Hispanic), and 43% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Florian?: Saint Florian, Austrian Catholic martyr and saint, followed by Kenny Florian.
Where is the surname Florian most common?: Wikidata records people named Florian in Peru.
Is the surname Florian getting more or less common?: More common. 2,913 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,731 in 2010, up 28%.
Is Florian also a first name?: Yes. Florian 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.