Explore the Family Name Larive

The meaning of Larive

1. French: topographic name, with fused feminine definite article la, for someone who lived on a bank of a river or the like, from Old French rive bank (of a river) (from Latin ripa), or a habitational name for someone from any of various places called Rive or La Rive, named with this word. 2. French (Larivé): variant of Larrivée (see Larrivee) and, in North America, an altered form of this.

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How common is the last name Larive in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Larive saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010, moving from rank 60,557 to 60,636. Despite this decline in ranking, the actual count of individuals with the Larive surname increased by 6.75%, growing from 311 to 332 people. However, the proportion of people named Larive per 100,000 decreased by 8.33% during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#60,557	#60,636	-0.13%
Count	311	332	6.75%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Larive

The ethnic identity associated with the Larive surname has also witnessed a shift over time according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2010, the majority of individuals with the Larive surname identified as White (93.37%), seeing a marginal decrease from 94.21% in 2000. The percentage of those identifying as two or more races dropped significantly by nearly 50% from 3.54% in 2000 to 1.81% in 2010. A rising trend was observed among Hispanics, with the percentage increasing by 74.22% from 2.25% in 2000 to 3.92% in 2010. No individuals with the surname Larive identified themselves as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.21%	93.37%	-0.89%
Hispanic	2.25%	3.92%	74.22%
Two or More Races	3.54%	1.81%	-48.87%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%