Rivera ( disambiguation ) - wikipedia Rivera ( disambiguation ) Rivera is a surname of Spanish and Italian origin which was the old spelling of ribera, the Spanish word for `` riverbank ''. Rivera is also a northern Italian variation of the mostly Sicilian surname `` Ribera ''. Some other spellings variants of the name include ( but are not limited to ) : Riva, Rivero, Riviere, and Riba. Contents 1 Individuals 1.1 By name 1.2 Variants 1.3 In fiction 2 Places 3 See also 4 References Individuals By name Angelica Rivera, Mexican actress Albert Rivera ( born 1979 ), Catalan politician Alberto Rivera ( activist ) ( 1935 -- 1997 ), anti-Catholic religious activist Alexis Marie Rivera ( 1977 -- 2012 ), American transgender advocate Antonio Rivera ( 1963 -- 2005 ), boxer Ariel Rivera ( born 1966 ), Filipino actor and singer Arturo Rivera ( born 1945 ), artist Benjamín Rivera, voice actor Chita Rivera ( born 1933 ), actress and dancer Danny Rivera ( born 1945 ), singer David Rivera ( born 1965 ), US Representative, Florida Diego Rivera ( 1886 -- 1957 ), Mexican muralist Eliu Rivera ( 1943 - 2017 ), former Deputy Mayor Erica Rivera ( born 1988 ), American actress and singer Fernando Rivera y Moncada ( 1725 -- 1781 ), Spanish colonial soldier and official in New Spain Filiberto Rivera ( born 1983 ), basketball player Frances Rivera, news anchor at WHDH - TV Fructuoso Rivera ( 1784 -- 1854 ), Uruguayan politician and general, President of the Republic at the beginning of the 19th century Gabriel Rivera Geraldo Rivera ( born 1943 ), journalist Gianni Rivera ( born 1943 ), Italian football player Graciela Rivera ( born 1921 ), singer Guillermo Rivera ( born 1975 ), soccer player, former El Salvador international Ismael Rivera ( 1931 -- 1987 ), composer and singer of salsa music Jake Rivera, music producer James Rivera, singer Jamie Rivera, Filipino musician Jenni Rivera ( 1969 -- 2012 ), Mexican musician Jerry Rivera ( born 1973 ), salsa singer Jim Rivera ( born 1922 ), baseball player Jimmie Rivera ( born 1989 ), American MMA fighter Joel Rivera ( born 1978 ), politician John Rivera ( born 1982 ), Cuban - born American professional wrestler best known as Rocky Romero Jorge Rivera ( fighter ) ( born 1972 ), retired American MMA fighter Jorge Rivera ( basketball ) ( born 1973 ), basketball player Jose Rivera ( politician ) ( born 1936 ), politician José Rivera ( playwright ) ( born 1955 ), playwright José Antonio Rivera ( born 1973 ), boxer José Eustasio Rivera ( 1888 -- 1928 ), Colombian writer José Rivera ( volleyball ), Puerto Rican volleyball player Jose Luis Rivera ( born 1960 ), Puerto Rican wrestler Juan Rivera ( baseball ) ( born 1978 ), baseball player Juan Rivera ( explorer ), 18th - century Spanish explorer Leonor Rivera, lover of the Philippine national hero Jose Rizal Lionel Rivera, American politician Luis Antonio Rivera ( born 1930 ), Puerto Rican television personality and comedian Lupillo Rivera ( born 1972 ), Mexican banda singer Mailon Rivera, actor Marco Rivera ( born 1972 ), professional football player Marian Rivera ( born 1984 ), Filipino actress and commercial model Mariano Rivera ( born 1969 ), Panamanian baseball player Marika Rivera ( born 1919 ), actress Mark Rivera, musician Maura Rivera, Chilean ballerina Mike Rivera ( baseball ) ( born 1976 ), baseball player Mychal Rivera NFL player Naomi Rivera, politician Naya Rivera, actress Oscar Rivera ( born 1943 ), political prisoner Pedro Ignacio Rivera ( c. 1759 -- 1833 ), Bolivian revolutionary Peter Rivera ( born 1946 ), American politician Prisilla Rivera ( born 1986 ), Dominican Republic volleyball player René Rivera ( born 1983 ), baseball player Robbie Rivera, Puerto Rican house music producer and DJ Ron Rivera ( born 1962 ), professional football player Ron Rivera ( public health ) ( 1948 -- 2008 ), American relief worker Rubén Rivera ( born 1973 ), baseball player Sandy Rivera, American record producer, house music DJ and label owner Saúl Rivera ( born 1977 ), baseball player Scarlet Rivera, American violinist Sylvia Rivera ( 1951 -- 2002 ), American transgender activist Temario Rivera, political science professor Teresa Rivera ( born 1966 ), Mexican swimmer Tomás Rivera ( 1935 -- 1984 ), Chicano author, poet, and educator Victor Rivera ( volleyball ) ( born 1976 ), Puerto Rican volleyball player Victor Rivera, professional wrestler Variants Cayetano Rivera Ordóñez ( born 1977 ), Spanish bullfighter José Antonio Primo de Rivera, Spanish politician Miguel Primo de Rivera, Spanish dictator Mon Rivera, musician Norberto Rivera Carrera, Mexican cardinal Carlos Rivera ( born 1986 ), singer Zuleyka Rivera ( born 1987 ), Miss Universe 2006 from Puerto Rico Francisco Rivera Ordóñez ( born 1974 ), Spanish bullfighter Alberto Rivera Pizarro, Spanish footballer Ingrid Marie Rivera ( born 1983 ), 2nd runner - up of Miss World 2005 In fiction Alicia Rivera, The Clique Eugene Rivera, Oz Franco Rivera, Rescue Me Eduardo Rivera, Extreme Ghostbusters Manny Rivera, El Tigre : The Adventures of Manny Rivera Miguel Rivera, Coco ( 2017 film ) Places Rivera, Buenos Aires, a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina Rivera, Huila, Colombia Rivera, Switzerland Rivera Department, Uruguay Rivera, capital of that department Pico Rivera, California See also Ribera ( disambiguation ) Riviera ( disambiguation ) Riva ( disambiguation ) References Jump up ^ http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Rivera-name-meaning.ashx This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Rivera. 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Question: where does the last name rivera originate from
Answer: Spanish and Italian origin