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Rivera Surname Origin
(Spanish) habitational (locality) name from any of the places named Rivera.
Source: American Surnames. ; Smith, Elsdon C; Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997.
Rivera Surname Meaning and Family Facts
Rivera Last Name Meaning
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A Rivera Family History Thought:
'If you would not be forgotten,
As soon as you are dead and rotten,
Either write things worthy of reading,
Or do things worthy of writing.' --Benjamin Franklin, May 1738