Rivard surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Rivard surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 5,418 people carried this name — #5,852 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 49,800 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 355 people named Rivard.

5 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 44 départements, most often Ille-et-Vilaine.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 5
Ille-et-Vilaine 43
Deux-Sèvres 32
Eure-et-Loir 31
Paris 30
Orne 23
Loir-et-Cher 21
Meuse 18
Mayenne 16

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Rivard in American newspapers,
1897–1955.

Newspaper page from Illinois Staats-Zeitung carrying the name Rivard
Illinois Staats-Zeitung 1897-01-20
Newspaper page from Rock Island Argus carrying the name Rivard
Rock Island Argus 1905-03-28
Newspaper page from Webster City Freeman carrying the name Rivard
Webster City Freeman 1913-07-29

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 19,861 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Rivard,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Dominique-François Rivard
    Dominique-François Rivard 1697–1778 · mathematician
  • Sévère Rivard
    Sévère Rivard 1834–1888 · lawyer
  • Adjutor Rivard
    Adjutor Rivard 1868–1945 · judge
  • Antoine Rivard
    Antoine Rivard 1898–1985 · judge
  • Suzanne Rivard-Lemoyne
    Suzanne Rivard-Lemoyne 1928–2012 · teacher

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 74 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Rivard is.
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