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

Rivara, 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 Rivara surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Rivara in America

Rivara is the 60505th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Rivara surname appeared 333 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 Rivara.

We can also compare 2010 data for Rivara 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 Rivara

The surname Rivara is of Italian origin, believed to have originated in the northern regions of the country during the medieval period. It is thought to be derived from the Italian word "riviera," which means "coastline" or "shore," suggesting that the name's bearers may have lived near a river or coastal area.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Rivara surname can be found in the Codice Diplomatico della Lombardia Medievale, a collection of medieval documents from the Lombardy region of northern Italy. In this record, a certain Guglielmo Rivara is mentioned as a landowner in the village of Casalmorano in the year 1283.

Another notable historical figure bearing the Rivara surname was Giovanni Battista Rivara, a 16th-century Italian jurist and legal scholar from the city of Mantua. He authored several influential works on Roman law and served as a professor at the University of Padua, where he taught from 1550 until his death in 1576.

In the 17th century, a man named Girolamo Rivara, born in 1612 in the town of Crema, gained recognition as a skilled painter and fresco artist. His works can still be seen in various churches and palaces throughout northern Italy.

Moving into the 19th century, the Rivara surname is associated with Pietro Rivara, a prominent Italian politician and statesman who served as the Minister of Finance for the Kingdom of Sardinia from 1855 to 1857. He was born in Turin in 1808 and played a significant role in the unification of Italy.

Another notable figure was Emilio Rivara, an Italian botanist and explorer who lived from 1835 to 1912. He is best known for his extensive research on the flora of the Himalayas and his contributions to the study of plant life in the region.

While the Rivara surname is relatively uncommon outside of Italy, it has been carried by several individuals throughout history, each leaving their mark in various fields, from law and art to politics and science.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Rivara

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

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

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