Explore the Family Name De La Riva

The meaning of De La Riva

Catalan: topographic name for someone who lived by a riverbank or the shore of a lake. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Juan, Miguel, Rafael, Manuel, Ramiro, Andres, Enrique, Francisco, Humberto, Jesus, Jorge, Pablo.

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How common is the last name De La Riva in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname De La Riva has increased in popularity in the United States. In the year 2000, it was ranked as the 17,001st most common surname, but by 2010, had risen to the 14,537th position, indicating a significant increase of 14.49%. The count of individuals bearing the De La Riva name also rose from 1,540 in 2000 to 2,050 in 2010, marking a 33.12% change. Consequently, the proportion of this surname per 100,000 people saw an increase from 0.57 to 0.69 during this time period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,001	#14,537	14.49%
Count	1,540	2,050	33.12%
Proportion per 100k	0.57	0.69	21.05%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name De La Riva

When dissecting the ethnic identity of those with the surname De La Riva, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority identify as Hispanic. In 2000, 92.47% reported being of Hispanic ethnicity and this percentage increased slightly to 94.20% in 2010. Of the remaining percentages in 2000, 6.49% identified as White and 0.45% as Asian/Pacific Islander, with these figures decreasing to 5.17% and 0.44% respectively in 2010. The proportion identifying as two or more races in 2000 was recorded at 0.32%, however, this data was suppressed in 2010 for privacy reasons. No respondents identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	92.47%	94.2%	1.87%
White	6.49%	5.17%	-20.34%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.45%	0.44%	-2.22%
Two or More Races	0.32%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%