<P> 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 . </P>
<P> 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 . </P>
where does the last name rivera originate from
where does the last name rivera originate from
Spanish and Italian origin
Spanish and Italian origin