How common is the surname Rivière?

1,135 people in the United States had the surname Rivière in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 272,023 Americans. It ranked 22,618th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Rivière?

Enrique Pichon-Rivière, Argentine psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and social psychologist (1907–1977).

Where is the surname Rivière most common?

Wikidata records people named Rivière in Argentina.

Is the surname Rivière getting more or less common?

More common. 916 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,135 in 2010, up 24%.

The surname Rivière

A surname, carried by 1,135 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex R160

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rivière is more common than 86.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,135 people named Rivière in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 272,023 Americans. That is up 24% since 2000, when the Census counted 916.

#22,618

rank among US surnames

1,135

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+23.9%

change since 2000 (was #25,374)

Who is named Rivière

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

66% of people named Rivière identified as white (not Hispanic), 23% as Black (not Hispanic) and 7.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 66%
Black (not Hispanic) 23%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 7.9%
Two or more races 1.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Rivières

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Enrique Pichon-Rivière
Argentine psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and social psychologist (1907–1977)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Rivière

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

Questions

How common is the surname Rivière?: 1,135 people in the United States had the surname Rivière in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 272,023 Americans. It ranked 22,618th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rivière?: In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Rivière identified as white (not Hispanic), and 23% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Rivière?: Enrique Pichon-Rivière, Argentine psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and social psychologist (1907–1977).
Where is the surname Rivière most common?: Wikidata records people named Rivière in Argentina.
Is the surname Rivière getting more or less common?: More common. 916 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,135 in 2010, up 24%.