Rivington Surname

679,794th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 438 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Rivington Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Rivington,' an old chapelry in the parish of Bolton, Lancashire This surname is now extremely rare in the county, and has gone to the south.

John Rivington, of Wigan, Lancashire, 1587: Wills at Chester.

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Rivington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada2261:163,03416,442
England1191:468,21930,572
United States641:5,663,421279,165
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Malta11:430,2723,380
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
France11:66,422,722504,397
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1231:198,17415,835
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Rivington (34) may also be a first name.

Rivington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Rivington,' an old chapelry in the parish of Bolton, Lancashire This surname is now extremely rare in the county, and has gone to the south.

John Rivington, of Wigan, Lancashire, 1587: Wills at Chester.

Thomas Rivington, of Chester, gent. 1616: ibid.

1642. Roger Rivington, taylor: Preston Guild Rolls.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English)- belonging to Rivington (Lancs), a.d. 1202 Revington, Rowinton, other 13th- cent. forms being Ruwinton, Riviton, Rovinton, Rouinton, Rouuinton, Rou(u)yngton, Rowyngeton, Rowynton, Ruwington, Ruhwinton, Rouington, early-14th-cent. Rovinton, Rovington, Rovytigton. [This is clearly a case where the A.-Saxon form of the name is necessary for its elucidation. If we were to judge by the 14th-cent. forms we could presume an Anglo-Saxon *Hrófinga-tún, ‘the Estate of the Hróf- Family’ —hróf, m.,lit. roof, summit, sky + -inga, genit. pl. of the son suff. -ing; hróf apparently being the origin of the first element of ‘Rochester’-Anglo-Saxon Hrófes-ceaster. A known variant of this word, hréf-, would enable us to account for the Revington of 1202 and hence the present form, Rivington, which occurs in 1587. On the other hand, the divergent Rou-, etc., and Rev-, Riv- forms might be due to an Anglo-Saxon pers. name like Riulf, for Rícwulf, with the genit. pl. ‘son’ suff. -inga + tún, estate, farm]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A chapelry in the parish of Bolton, co. Lancaster.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Hugh and John de Raveton, Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). The name was derived from Rivington, Lancashire.

The Norman People (1874)

A location name in Lancashire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Rivington Last Name Facts

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

Rivington occurs in Canada more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rivington? popularity and diffusion

It is the 679,794th most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,638,233 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Rivington reside; 66 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,775,424th most numerous given name worldwide. It is borne by 34 people.

This last name is most widespread in Canada, where it is borne by 226 people, or 1 in 163,034. In Canada it is mostly found in: Ontario, where 67 percent reside, Alberta, where 13 percent reside and British Columbia, where 8 percent reside. Other than Canada this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also common in England, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Rivington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rivington has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Rivington surname contracted 3 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 640 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rivington Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rivington last name are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.55% registered with the political party.

The amount Rivington earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.89% more than the national average, earning $44,398 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.62% more than the national average, earning $59,926 CAD per year.

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