Corriveau Surname

46,056th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Corriveau Surname User-submission:

The surname, Corriveau, is an ancient French name from the province of Champagne. It is thought to be derived from a pre-Latin word, caravu, which means 'rocky place'.

Corriveau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada7,8961:4,666658
United States3,3311:108,81411,885
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
England31:18,572,686338,250
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France21:33,211,361423,184
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

The alternate forms: Côrriveau (1) are calculated separately.

Corriveau Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname, Corriveau, is an ancient French name from the province of Champagne. It is thought to be derived from a pre-Latin word, caravu, which means 'rocky place'.

- jo57nathan

Corriveau Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Corriveau Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Corriveau is found most frequently in Canada. It may also occur as a variant: Côrriveau. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Corriveau? popularity and diffusion

Corriveau is the 46,056th most frequently held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 647,322 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Corriveau live; 98 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Gallo-North America.

The surname is most commonly held in Canada, where it is held by 7,896 people, or 1 in 4,666. In Canada it is mostly found in: Quebec, where 82 percent reside, Ontario, where 13 percent reside and Alberta, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Canada this last name exists in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Thailand, where 0 percent reside.

Corriveau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Corriveau has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 9,517 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Corriveau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Corriveau surname are 12.9% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.13% being registered with the party.

The amount Corriveau earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.3% more than the national average, earning $45,434 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.25% less than the national average, earning $42,104 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Côrriveau961/
Corrieveau956/
Corrivieau954/
Corriveaux951/
Courriveau951/
Coriveau9485/
Corrivau945/
Corrivea941/
Crriveau941/
Corrveau941/
Carriveau891,084/
Corrivaux8913/
Corriveay892/
Correveau892/
Corivieau891/
Corriavau891/
Corruveau891/
Curriveau891/
Corveau8851/
Criveau8815/
Gourriveau842/
Carrivieau841/
Carrieveau841/
Carriveaux841/
Couriveaux841/
Cariveau82544/
Carrivau825/
Corrivee821/
Corveaux821/
Corrieva821/
Cor Veau821/
Carriveu820/
Corrivaa820/
Corvea80526/
Crivea80110/
Coriva801/
Gouriveau7874/
Courivaux7839/
Carriviau781/
Carrivoau781/
Carruveau781/
Cariveaux781/
Griveau751,736/
Creveau75120/
Carrive7553/
Corrova7538/
Carivau7535/
Crivaea755/
Choriva752/
Corveia752/
Carriva751/
Corriev751/
Coriova751/
Craveau750/
Corrivo750/
Crivyea750/
Correa Feu741/
Chorieva714,175/
Corva71342/
Griveaux71265/
Corve71162/
Caraveau7150/
Criva7144/
Creveaux7131/
Corrovia7126/
Crive7113/
Carivaeu713/
Corvu713/
Carrieve711/
Crvea711/
Goriveui711/
Gorveaux711/
C'Arrive711/
Chruveau711/
Choriyeva678,861/
Chrive67363/
Coravu67287/
Cravea67249/
Corvee67188/
Crivei67169/
Corvey67160/
Goriva67131/
Corova67121/
Crevieaux67111/
Chorva6779/
Grivea6776/
Gorvea6757/
Corvah6748/
Corvia6733/
Korive6718/
Crévieaux6717/
Carive6712/
Grivau6712/
Koriva6711/
Crevau676/
Coreva676/
Carvea675/
Corvée675/
Curiva674/
Cariva674/
Crovea674/
Gauriveau673/
Chriva672/
Corivo672/
Corvie671/
Korivu671/
Carr Ivey671/
Carveu671/
Chorvu671/
Coreaf671/
Coreuf671/
Corove671/
Creive671/
Corvae671/
Corrfa671/
Corfia671/
Ca Arrive671/
Crieve671/
Creveu671/
Corfea671/
Corife671/
Corivi671/
Chorve671/
Coerva671/
Corref671/
Courve670/
Corrvy670/
Crivia670/
Corvay670/
Korivia6315/
Carebia50107/

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