How common is the surname Rivard?

5,530 people in the United States had the surname Rivard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,831 Americans. It ranked 6,186th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Rivard?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Rivard identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Rivard getting more or less common?

More common. 5,418 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,530 in 2010, up 2.1%.

The surname Rivard

A French surname, carried by 5,530 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R163

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rivard is more common than 96.2% of them.

Origin

French origin

From French Rivard.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,530 people named Rivard in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 55,831 Americans. That is up 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,418.

#6,186

rank among US surnames

5,530

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+2.1%

change since 2000 (was #5,852)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,180	Said	5,535	55,781
#6,183	Gu	5,532	55,811
#6,185	Thom	5,531	55,821
#6,186	Villar	5,530	55,831
#6,188	Carder	5,529	55,841

Who is named Rivard

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

95% of people named Rivard identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Rivard come from?: From French Rivard.
How common is the surname Rivard?: 5,530 people in the United States had the surname Rivard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,831 Americans. It ranked 6,186th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rivard?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Rivard identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Rivard getting more or less common?: More common. 5,418 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,530 in 2010, up 2.1%.