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

Rivera Sanchez, 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 Rivera Sanchez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Rivera Sanchez in America

Rivera Sanchez is the 92719th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Rivera Sanchez surname appeared 198 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 Rivera Sanchez.

The history of the last name Rivera Sanchez

The surname RIVERASANCHEZ is a Spanish double-barrelled surname that originated in the regions of Andalusia and Extremadura in southern Spain. It is a compound name formed by the combination of the two surnames Rivera and Sanchez, both of which have distinct origins and histories.

The first component, Rivera, derives from the Spanish word "ribera," meaning "riverbank" or "shore." It likely originated as a descriptive name for individuals who lived near a river or other body of water. The earliest recorded instances of this surname can be traced back to the 13th century in various regions of Spain.

The second component, Sanchez, is a patronymic surname derived from the given name Sancho, which itself is a Spanish form of the Latin name Sanctius. Patronymic surnames were commonly adopted in medieval Spain to indicate filiation or descent from a particular father or ancestor.

While no specific historical references or manuscripts mention the complete surname RIVERASANCHEZ, its two components have been documented separately in various records throughout Spanish history. For instance, the surname Rivera appears in the 15th-century census records of the town of Baeza, in the province of Jaén, Andalusia.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname Rivera was Hernando de Rivera, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Peru alongside Francisco Pizarro in the 16th century. Another notable bearer of this surname was Diego de Rivera, a 17th-century Spanish painter known for his works depicting religious subjects.

As for the Sanchez component, it can be found in numerous historical documents, including the 13th-century "Libro de repartimiento de Sevilla" (Book of the Distribution of Seville), which recorded the names of those who received land grants after the Christian conquest of the city.

One of the most famous individuals with the surname Sanchez was Pedro Sanchez de Trillo, a 15th-century Spanish navigator and explorer who accompanied Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the Americas in 1493.

Other notable figures throughout history who bore these surnames include Pedro Rivera, a 16th-century Spanish poet and playwright, and Tomás Sanchez, a 17th-century Spanish architect who designed several notable buildings in Madrid.

While the exact origin and initial usage of the combined surname RIVERASANCHEZ remain uncertain, it is likely that it emerged as a result of marriages between individuals bearing the separate surnames Rivera and Sanchez, a common practice in Spain that led to the formation of many double-barrelled surnames.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Rivera Sanchez

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

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 Rivera Sanchez 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.

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

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