How Common Is the Last Name Rivera?

Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Rivera today

433,051

Ranked #46 of 162,254 published surnames · 132.59 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 391,114 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.

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Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census

White

5.4%

Black

0.95%

Asian / Pacific Islander

2.04%

Hispanic

91.06%

Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.