Rivera Family History
Rivera Name Meaning
Spanish: habitational name from any of the places named Rivera,
a variant of Ribera.Italian: northern variant of the
southern (especially Sicily) topographic name Ribera.Catalan: in some cases, variant of Catalan Ribera.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Rivera Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Rivera families
 2,242 - 4,482  748 - 2,241 |
 1 - 747  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Rivera families
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5 - 8 2 - 4 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Rivera last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Rivera census records
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Rivera Family Origin
Rivera Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Rivera
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Rivera Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Rivera census records
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Rivera Civil War Service Records
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