Rivett

English

Etymology

Metonymic occupational surname for a maker or seller of rivets, from Old French rivet (“rivet, fastener”).

Proper noun

Rivett (countable and uncountable, plural Rivetts)

1. A surname from Old French.
2. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Rivett is the 51610^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 403 individuals. Rivett is most common among White (93.05%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rivett”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.