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LAST NAME · 2020 CENSUS

Rivers

Rivers is the 912th most common last name in the United States. In the 2020 Census, 37,733 people carried it — about 12.6 of every 100,000 people. Most people named Rivers are Black.

WHO CARRIES THIS NAME · 2020
Black48.1%
White38.7%
Hispanic5.3%
Multiracial5.2%
Native American1.9%
Asian American0.7%

Shares are tabulated by the US Census Bureau, not modeled. Methodology.

RANK OVER TIME
1990
#701
42,281
2000
#879
35,980
2010
#897
38,662
2020
#912
37,733
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