# Rivett (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/rivett/  
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 Old French.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 403 |
| US rank (2010) | 51,610 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 766,118 people |
| Change since 2000 | -37.2% (642 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Metonymic occupational surname for a maker or seller of rivets, from Old French rivet (“rivet, fastener”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Rivett 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) | 93% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 2.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |

## Similar surnames

Rivet, Rabideau, Rabbitt, Ribaudo, Reffett, Repetto.

## 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.