Rivaux

surname · Latin script

Meaning: plural of rival

Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published

Rivaux is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in France than in any other country.

rarermore common
  • FRFrance≈1 in 136K(inferred from the name graph)
  • ESSpain≈1 in 3M
  • USUnited States≈1 in 17M

carrying the name, as Mondonomo estimates it from our sources: no national register counts it in these countries. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

France (inferred from the name graph)

≈500 people, est.

Sources
147 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 136K (inferred from the name graph)

France, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

Meaning & origin(measured from records)

plural of rival

Sources 1

  • kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Rivaux counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Rivaux is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
FR France≈500 est.≈1 in 136K61Rivaux147
US United States≈20 est.≈1 in 17M—Rivaux16
ES Spain≈17 est.≈1 in 3M—Rivaux1

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Evidence(measured from records)

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Rivaux mean, and where does it come from?
plural of rival Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).
In which country does Rivaux have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 500 people named Rivaux in France, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled rivaux.
How common is the name Rivaux?
Mondonomo estimates about 500 people in France have Rivaux as their first surname, about 1 in 136 thousand residents. No national register counts it there; the figure is ours, calibrated against the registers that do.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Rivaux”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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