Given name & surname
Florencio
Florencio is a surname. It is used in English, Spanish, and Cebuano.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Florencio shares an earlier linguistic root with Florence. An origin associated with Florence is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1882. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Florencio through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,090
- 3,090 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 48 babies
- 2025
- 20
- #4,913 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +26%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 20 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,913 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 25.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 48 in 1924. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,318 as a first name in 2020; 1,021 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Florencio’s family of names
Florencio shares a linguistic root with Florence. In Spanish usage, Florencio has a conventional equivalent in the French form Florent. In Spanish usage, Florencio has a conventional equivalent in the English form Florentius.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
Florencio has relatives in 3 languages.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Florencio
- Florencio CampomanesFilipino political scientist, chess player, and chess official (1927-2010)
- Florencio AmarillaParaguayan footballer (1935–2012)
- Florencio SánchezUruguayan playwright, journalist and political figure (1875-1910)
- Florencio García GoyenaSpanish jurist (1783-1855)
- Florencio Harmodio ArosemenaPresident of Panama, 1928-19311872–1945
- Florencio Abadformer Philippine Secretary of Budget and Managementborn 1954
- Florencio Olvera OchoaCatholic bishop (1933–2020)
- Florencio Pla MeseguerSpanish partisan (1917-2004)
- Florencio ConstantinoSpanish opera singer1869–1919
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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