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    The surname Rivero

    A Spanish surname, carried by 11,096 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex R160

    Rivero: #3,254 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Rivero #3,254, 11,096 people Rivero: #3,254 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Rivero #3,254, 11,096 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rivero is more common than 98% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    From Spanish.

    One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 11,096 people named Rivero in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 27,825 Americans. That is up 39% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,001.

    #3,254
    rank among US surnames
    11,096
    people in 2010
    3.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +38.7%
    change since 2000 (was #4,095)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,245Muir11,13027,740
    #3,246Samson11,12327,757
    #3,247Ezell11,12127,762
    #3,248Switzer11,11427,780
    #3,249Pardo11,10427,805
    #3,250Eller11,10327,807
    #3,252Infante11,10227,810

    Who is named Rivero

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

    88% of people named Rivero identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 9.0% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

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

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Riveros

    7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Calu Rivero
      Argentine actress, model, DJ and demonstrator, born 1987
    • Inés Rivero
      Argentine model, born 1975
    • Edmundo Rivero
      Argentine musician (1911–1986)
    • Ronald Rivero
      Bolivian footballer, born 1980
    • Ignacio Rivero
      Association football player, born 1992
    • Diego Rivero
      Argentine footballer, born 1981
    • Martín Rivero
      Argentine footballer, born 1989

    Notable Riveros come mostly from Argentina (5), Bolivia (1) and Uruguay (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Rivero

    Rivero has the Soundex code R160, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R160.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Rivero come from?
    From Spanish.
    How common is the surname Rivero?
    11,096 people in the United States had the surname Rivero in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 27,825 Americans. It ranked 3,254th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Rivero?
    In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Rivero identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 9.0% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Rivero?
    Calu Rivero, Argentine actress, model, DJ and demonstrator, followed by Inés Rivero.
    Where is the surname Rivero most common?
    Wikidata records people named Rivero in Argentina, Bolivia and Uruguay.
    Is the surname Rivero getting more or less common?
    More common. 8,001 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,096 in 2010, up 39%.