Find out how popular the last name Erives is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Erives.

Erives, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Erives surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Erives in America

Erives is the 22543rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Erives surname appeared 1,140 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Erives.

We can also compare 2010 data for Erives to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Erives

The surname ERIVES originated in Spain during the medieval period, specifically in the region of Galicia in the northwest corner of the Iberian Peninsula. It is believed to have derived from the Galician word "riva," meaning "riverbank" or "shore," suggesting that the earliest bearers of this name may have lived near a river or coastal area.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the ERIVES surname can be found in the Galician Nobiliario, a historical document from the 15th century that chronicles the noble families of the region. This document references a certain Don Pedro Erives, a knight who fought in the Reconquista campaigns against the Moors in the 13th century.

The ERIVES surname also appears in several medieval charters and property records from the Galician provinces of Pontevedra and A Coruña, indicating that families with this name held land and assets in these areas during the Middle Ages.

In the 16th century, the ERIVES surname began to spread beyond Galicia as Spanish explorers and settlers ventured to the Americas. One notable figure from this era was Juan de Erives, a conquistador who accompanied Hernán Cortés on his conquest of Mexico in the 1520s.

Another prominent individual with the ERIVES surname was Doña María Erives y Pardo, a noblewoman from Galicia who lived in the 17th century. She was renowned for her patronage of the arts and her support of local churches and monasteries.

As the ERIVES surname continued to disperse throughout Spain and its colonies, it underwent various spelling variations, such as Erives, Erives y Pardo, Erives de la Maza, and Erives-Galindo, reflecting the regional dialects and linguistic influences of different areas.

In the 19th century, a notable figure with the ERIVES surname was Don Manuel Erives y Suárez, a Spanish politician and diplomat who served as Ambassador to France and Italy during the reign of Queen Isabella II.

One final individual of note with the ERIVES surname was Doña Carmen Erives y Martínez, a celebrated Spanish poet and author who lived from 1875 to 1948. Her works, which often celebrated the beauty and culture of her native Galicia, earned her widespread acclaim and several literary awards during her lifetime.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Erives

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Erives.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Erives was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Erives has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Erives was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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