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    The surname Riera

    A Catalan surname, carried by 1,604 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex R600

    Riera: #17,541 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Riera #17,541, 1,604 people Riera: #17,541 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Riera #17,541, 1,604 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Riera is more common than 89.2% of them.

    Origin

    Catalan origin

    Borrowed from Catalan Riera.

    One of 39 Catalan surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,604 people named Riera in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 192,485 Americans. That is up 47% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,092.

    #17,541
    rank among US surnames
    1,604
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +46.9%
    change since 2000 (was #22,098)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #17,537Lipsky1,605192,365
    #17,541Rommel1,604192,485

    Who is named Riera

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

    79% of people named Riera identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 19% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.0% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 79%
    • White (not Hispanic) 19%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.0%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Rieras

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Julia Riera
      Argentine tennis player, born 2002

    Other Catalan surnames

    All 39 Catalan surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Riera come from?
    Borrowed from Catalan Riera.
    How common is the surname Riera?
    1,604 people in the United States had the surname Riera in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 192,485 Americans. It ranked 17,541st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Riera?
    In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Riera identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 19% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Riera?
    Julia Riera, Argentine tennis player.
    Where is the surname Riera most common?
    Wikidata records people named Riera in Argentina.
    Is the surname Riera getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,092 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,604 in 2010, up 47%.