# Rivero (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/rivero/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Spanish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 11,096 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,254 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 27,825 people |
| Change since 2000 | +39% (8,001 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Spanish.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Rivero in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 9.0% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 88% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 2.1% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Rivero in Argentina, Bolivia and Uruguay.

## People named Rivero

- Calu Rivero, Argentine actress, model, DJ and demonstrator
- Inés Rivero, Argentine model
- Edmundo Rivero, Argentine musician (1911–1986)
- Ronald Rivero, Bolivian footballer
- Ignacio Rivero, association football player
- Diego Rivero, Argentine footballer
- Martín Rivero, Argentine footballer

## Similar surnames

Rivera, Raver, Riviera, Rivière, Ribeiro, Ribera, Ripper, Roper, Raber, Reber, Raper, Rapier.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.