Explore the Family Name Rivlin

The meaning of Rivlin

Jewish (from Belarus): metronymic from the Yiddish female personal name Rivle, a pet form of Rivke (Yiddish form of Hebrew Rivqah; see Rebecca), with the addition of the Slavic possessive suffix -in. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Zeev, Emanuel, Hava, Smadar, Yael.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Rivlin has increased in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Rivlin ranked 72,905 in terms of common surnames, but by 2010 it had risen to 69,392, showing a growth of 4.82%. The count of individuals bearing this surname also grew from 248 people in 2000 to 283 in 2010, denoting an increase of over 14%. When considered as a proportion per 100,000 people, there was a slight rise of 11.11% from 0.09 in 2000 to 0.1 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#72,905	#69,392	4.82%
Count	248	283	14.11%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.1	11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rivlin

Moving onto the ethnicity associated with the surname Rivlin, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, although there was a small decline in this ethnic identity from 95.97% in 2000 to 93.99% in 2010. A small percentage identified as Hispanic, with a slight increase from 2.02% to 2.12% over the same period. Interestingly, although no individuals identified as being of two or more races in 2000, by 2010 approximately 2.47% did. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.97%	93.99%	-2.06%
Two or More Races	0%	2.47%	0%
Hispanic	2.02%	2.12%	4.95%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%