River Surname
Approximately 4,180 people bear this surname
River Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the river,' from residence on its bank. I do not find River now existing as a surname. Probably it has taken an 's' to it, like Brooks, and is lost in Rivers, which see.
Richard de la River, Bedfordshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.
Read More About This SurnameRiver Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,383 | 1:262,082 | 24,727 |
| Iran | 734 | 1:104,608 | 10,119 |
| Egypt | 488 | 1:188,393 | 13,801 |
| Israel | 162 | 1:52,825 | 6,901 |
| Marshall Islands | 112 | 1:463 | 80 |
| Mexico | 107 | 1:1,160,058 | 14,244 |
| Zimbabwe | 106 | 1:145,644 | 18,674 |
| Australia | 99 | 1:272,684 | 24,601 |
| Taiwan | 86 | 1:272,613 | 2,261 |
| South Africa | 71 | 1:763,066 | 52,802 |
| Hong Kong | 70 | 1:104,793 | 1,905 |
| Canada | 58 | 1:635,269 | 52,014 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| China | 49 | 1:27,904,522 | 1,516 |
| England | 48 | 1:1,160,793 | 54,689 |
| France | 39 | 1:1,703,147 | 154,208 |
| Brazil | 39 | 1:5,489,085 | 137,424 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| Philippines | 37 | 1:2,736,168 | 135,784 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| Nigeria | 31 | 1:5,714,283 | 142,531 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Chile | 29 | 1:607,465 | 14,668 |
| Spain | 21 | 1:2,226,287 | 55,801 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| Argentina | 15 | 1:2,849,561 | 122,961 |
| Puerto Rico | 13 | 1:273,088 | 2,549 |
| Colombia | 13 | 1:3,674,929 | 15,922 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Afghanistan | 11 | 1:2,923,017 | 17,932 |
| Japan | 11 | 1:11,622,208 | 45,659 |
| Italy | 11 | 1:5,559,699 | 110,230 |
| Peru | 10 | 1:3,178,412 | 30,046 |
| Vietnam | 9 | 1:10,294,006 | 2,767 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Venezuela | 8 | 1:3,775,510 | 36,567 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| El Salvador | 7 | 1:906,270 | 3,798 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Honduras | 5 | 1:1,763,288 | 5,823 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Ecuador | 5 | 1:3,181,169 | 27,617 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Guatemala | 4 | 1:4,020,667 | 7,726 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 59 | 1:413,142 | 24,536 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:287,940 | 9,345 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 374 | 1:134,275 | 12,787 |
The alternate forms: Rivér (1) are calculated separately.
River (12,918) may also be a first name.
River Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the river,' from residence on its bank. I do not find River now existing as a surname. Probably it has taken an 's' to it, like Brooks, and is lost in Rivers, which see.
Richard de la River, Bedfordshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Andreas de la River, Nottinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Richard de la Rivere, Wiltshire, ibid.
1709. Baptised — George River, foundling, by the New River: St. James, Clerkenwell.
(English) One who came from River (river), in Kent, or from River (brow of a hill), in Sussex; dweller by the river; one who came from Rivieres (shore), in France.
Prom residence near one. Old English, Atte River; French De la Riviere.
River Demographics
Average River Salary in
United States
$33,972 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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River Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name River Come From? nationality or country of origin
River (Arabic: ريفار) is most common in The United States. It may occur as a variant: Rivér. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name River? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 111,146th most common family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,743,432 people. The surname River occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 41 percent of River are found; 37 percent are found in North America and 34 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 51,525th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 12,918 people.
It is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,383 people, or 1 in 262,082. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 14 percent live, New York, where 9 percent live and Texas, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account The United States River exists in 85 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 18 percent live and Egypt, where 12 percent live.
River Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of River has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the River last name rose 370 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 19 percent between 1881 and 2014.
River Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (92%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.
In The United States River are 5.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.4% registered to vote for the party.
The amount River earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 37.16% less than the national average, earning R 149,340 per year; in Colombia they earn 31.81% more than the national average, earning $29,923,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 21.27% less than the national average, earning $33,972 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.54% less than the national average, earning $39,478 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
River Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| River in the Arabic language | ||
| ريفار | ryfar | - |
| ريفر | ryfr | - |
| نهرا | nhra | - |
| نهر | nhr | - |
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River Reference & Research
Rivers DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Rivers FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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