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De La Riva Surname Meaning

Catalan: topographic name for someone who lived by a riverbank or the shore of a lake.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how De La Riva families moved over time by selecting different census years. The De La Riva family name was found in the USA in 1920. In 1920 there was 1 De La Riva family living in California. This was 100% of all the recorded De La Riva's in USA. California had the highest population of De La Riva families in 1920.
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Between 1974 and 2004, in the United States, De La Riva life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1975, and highest in 1984. The average life expectancy for De La Riva in 1974 was 25, and 60 in 2004.

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