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

Erivez, 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 Erivez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Erivez in America

Erivez is the 137327th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Erivez surname appeared 122 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 Erivez.

We can also compare 2010 data for Erivez 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 Erivez

The surname Erivez originated in the Normandy region of northern France during the medieval period. It is derived from the Old French word "rivez," meaning "riverbank" or "shore," suggesting that the earliest bearers of this name may have lived near a significant river or body of water.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Erivez name can be found in the Domesday Book, a comprehensive survey of landowners and property holdings in England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. The entry mentions a Norman knight named Raoul Erivez, who held lands in Gloucestershire.

During the Middle Ages, the Erivez family established itself as a prominent landholding clan in Normandy. Several members of the family are mentioned in various historical records and chronicles from the 12th to 14th centuries, often in connection with military campaigns or feudal disputes.

In the 13th century, a nobleman named Guillaume Erivez was a prominent figure in the court of King Louis IX of France and accompanied the monarch on the Seventh Crusade to the Holy Land in 1248. He is known to have participated in the siege of Damietta and the subsequent battles against the Ayyubid Dynasty.

Another notable bearer of the Erivez name was Jeanne Erivez, a French noblewoman who lived in the 15th century. She was renowned for her charitable works and is credited with establishing a hospice for the poor and infirm in the town of Évreux, Normandy.

During the Renaissance period, the Erivez family produced several notable scholars and intellectuals. One such figure was Jacques Erivez (1505-1578), a renowned humanist and philosopher who studied at the University of Paris and later served as a tutor to the children of King Francis I of France.

In the 17th century, a branch of the Erivez family migrated to the New World, settling in the French colony of Acadia (present-day Nova Scotia, Canada). One of the earliest recorded Acadians bearing the Erivez surname was Pierre Erivez, who arrived in Port-Royal in 1636 and later became a prominent farmer and landowner.

Over time, the Erivez name has undergone various spellings and variations, such as Eriveaux, Erivault, and Erivo, reflecting the linguistic and cultural influences of different regions where the family settled.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Erivez

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

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 Erivez 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 Erivez 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 Erivez was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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