# Rivers (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 38,662 |
| US rank (2010) | 897 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 7,986 people |
| Change since 2000 | +7.5% (35,980 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Rivers 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) | 40% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 51% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 2.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Rivers in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.

## People named Rivers

- Joan Rivers, American comedian, actress, and television host (1933–2014)
- Sam Rivers, American bassist (1977–2025)
- Johnny Rivers, American rock musician
- Austin Rivers, American basketball player (born 1992)
- Philip Rivers, American football player (born 1981)
- Larry Rivers, American artist (1923-2002)
- Sam Rivers, American jazz musician and composer (1923-2011)
- K. C. Rivers, American professional basketball player
- Francine Rivers, American writer
- David Rivers, American basketball player (born 1965)
- Eurith D. Rivers, American politician: Governor of Georgia (1895–1967)
- Petra Rivers, Australian javelin thrower

and 3 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Roberson, Roberge, Rehberg, Rupprecht, Robarge, Ryberg.

## 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.