The Riff surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 372 people carried this name — #55,255 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 769,200 people counted. That is down 11% from 418 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 717 people named Riff.
25 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 40 départements, most often Moselle.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 37 people named Riff live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Santa Fe.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Riff,
with a public archive behind them.
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Naftali Riff d. 1976 · rabbi
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Hans Christian Riff 1780–1868 · privateer
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Adolf Gustav Riff 1850–1929 · politician
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Adolf Gustav Riff 1850–1929 · politician
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Paul Riff 1858–1929 · magistrate
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Jean Riff 1874–1924 · playwright
Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Riff.
- Riess 1,908 · U.S. census
- Riester 748 · U.S. census
- Riesterer 586 · U.S. census
- Rieth 1,578 · U.S. census
- Riether 128 · U.S. census
- Rietz 591 · U.S. census
- Riffe 3,078 · U.S. census
- Riffel 1,617 · U.S. census
- Riga 547 · U.S. census
- Rigal 257 · U.S. census
- Rigaud 662 · U.S. census
- Riger 151 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Riff is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.