Rives Family History

Rives Surname Meaning

English: variant of Rivis itself a variant of Revis.

French (southern): topographic name for someone who lived on the bank of a river or the shore of a lake from the plural of Old French rive ‘(river) bank shore’ (from Latin ripa); or a habitational name from any of several places called Les Rives e.g. in Hérault.

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): metronymic from the Yiddish female personal name Rive a back-formation from Rivke (see Rifkin) + the Yiddish possessive suffix -s.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Rivet, Ries, Rivers, Ives, Vives, Remes, Rimer, Rivett, Rokes, Bies

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5K	Military Records
2K	Immigration Records
20K	Census and Voter Lists
175K	Member Trees

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Where is the Rives family from?

You can see how Rives families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Rives family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Rives families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 22 Rives families living in Quebec. This was about 76% of all the recorded Rives's in Canada. Quebec had the highest population of Rives families in 1911.

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What did your Rives ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Farmer and Housekeeper were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Rives. 29% of Rives men worked as a Farmer and 9% of Rives women worked as a Housekeeper. Some less common occupations for Americans named Rives were Farming and Secretary.

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Farmer

29%

Laborer

19%

Salesman

Farming

Housekeeper

Housework

Laborer

Secretary

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Census Record

There are 20K census records available for the last name Rives. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Rives census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 2K immigration records available for the last name Rives. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 5K military records available for the last name Rives. For the veterans among your Rives ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Rives lifespan?

Between 1953 and 2004, in the United States, Rives life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1953, and highest in 1990. The average life expectancy for Rives in 1953 was 42, and 75 in 2004.

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Rives Surname Meaning

English: variant of Rivis itself a variant of Revis.

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): metronymic from the Yiddish female personal name Rive a back-formation from Rivke (see Rifkin) + the Yiddish possessive suffix -s.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Rives family from?

What did your Rives ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Farmer

29%

Laborer

19%

Salesman

Farming

Housekeeper

Housework

Laborer

Secretary

What Rives family records will you find?

What is the average Rives lifespan?

Between 1953 and 2004, in the United States, Rives life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1953, and highest in 1990. The average life expectancy for Rives in 1953 was 42, and 75 in 2004.

Rives Family History

Rives Surname Meaning

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Rives Surname Meaning

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Top Male Occupations In 1940

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Military Records

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