Surname Floris in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Floris families are predominantly Croats (from Porec ), rarely Italians (from Rovinj area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pula and Porec. In Gedići in Porec every eighth inhabitant had the family name Floris.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Floris live in Croatia today, in 6 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in two Croatian counties, four cities and four other places, mostly in Rosini (<10), Porec (<10), Bale in Rovinj area (<5), Svetvincenat in Labin area (<5), and in Gedici (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Floris (including: Florys , Flories and Florish ) is present in 53 countries worldwide. "Flories " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Samantha Floris, Serđo Floris, Adrijano Floris, Roberto Floris, Kristijan Floris, Stefano Floris, Marino Floris, Ecio Floris, Smiljana Floris, Laura Floris, Gino Floris, Marija Floris, Gracijela Floris, Lidia Floris, Franko Floris, Ivan Floris, Maria Floris, Carolina Floris, Egidio Floris

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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