Family name Rivet (Ripa 
, River , Rive 
) , globally, is a common cognomen. The surname Rivet is characteristic of New Zealand, where it is quite a common surname, Guernsey, and Marshall Islands (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Bangladesh, France, and New Zealand. Likewise, Rivet is the forename as well as the last name.
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| River, Ripa | India, France, Bangladesh, New Zealand, United States |
| Rive | India, France, Italy, New Zealand, United States |
| Rivet | Democratic Republic of the Congo, France, Italy, New Zealand, United States |
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andré rivet French pastor, professor and theologian (1572-1651), NL (b. 1573) |
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| guillaume rivet French pastor (1581-1651), FR (b. 1581) |
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| frédéric rivet 1617-1666; Alternative names: Rivet, Frederic (b. 1617) |
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| antoine rivet de la grange French historian, FR (b. 1683) |
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| nicolas-gabriel papillon du rivet (b. 1716) |
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françois victor rivet French Catholic priest, FR (b. 1796) |
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jean-charles rivet French politician (1800-1872), FR (b. 1800) |
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| jean-baptiste rivet FR (b. 1748) |
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| léonard-philippe rivet French politician, FR (b. 1768) |
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| william rivet William Rivet (1787-1867) 1787 William Rutt was born in Homerton[1] 1828 William Rivet (William Rutt?), of Hackney and 9 New Palace yard, beca... (b. 1787) |
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gustave rivet French politician and poet (1848-1936), FR (b. 1848) |
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louis rivet Canadian politician (1873-1951), CA (b. 1873) |
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paul rivet French ethnologist (1876-1958), FR (b. 1876) |
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élise rivet Roman Catholic nun and Holocaust victim, FR (b. 1890) |
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| eugénie-marie-gabrielle rivet FR (b. 1836) |
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