Rivers Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Rivers Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Rivers family

Profession Census Frequency
School 264
Farm Labourer 37
General Servant (domestic) 24
General Labourer 22
Private Means 21
Labourer 20
None 16
Domestic Servant 15
Dressmaker 14
Scholar 13
Clerk 10
Gardener Domestic 10
Dress Maker 8
Assisting In Business 7
Carman 7
Cook (domestic) 7
Cook Domestic 7
General Servant Domestic 7
Housemaid (domestic) 7
Errand Boy 7
School Boy 7
At School 6
Bank Clerk 6
Laundress 6
Coal Miner Hewer 6

Rivers Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Rivers 100% 13,994
2 Revers 83% 485
3 Reevers 71% 242
4 Rovers 83% 197

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The surname Rivers is the most popular version of all its varients

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