Riveira Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Riveira, so the heraldry linked to Rivera is a starting point, not an automatic right.

Family name meaning

The last name Riveira is one of the recorded forms of Rivera, a well-known Spanish family name. Name scholars give the meaning as “riverbank”.

A variant of Rivera

Records show Riveira as one of the forms Rivera took over time. Other spellings include Ribera.

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