How common is the last name Rivera?

398,449 people in the United States have the last name Rivera, about 1 in 750. It ranks #46 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

RIVERA

#46

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
398,449
About
1 in 750
This common or more
11.7%
Who bears it

Of the 398,449 people with the last name Rivera, 90.2% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 5.8% as White and 2.3% as Asian or Pacific Islander. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Rivera

#44 Nelson · 410,801#45 Baker · 401,148#47 Mitchell · 372,104#48 Campbell · 370,555

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Rivera, most common first.

#3,113 Rivero · 11,275#16,617 Ribera · 1,676#23,332 River · 1,124#25,086 Riviera · 1,035#47,272 Rivara · 484#47,272 Rivere · 484#62,967 Riveira · 343#136,807 Rivira · 127

Also a first name

As a first name, Rivera ranks #19,527 of 53,615, with 540 people. See Rivera as a first name

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