The surname Rival was first found in Languedoc, where the family has held a family seat since very early times.
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Early History of the Rival family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rival research. Another 472 words (34 lines of text) covering the years 1164, 1500, 1521, 1573, 1625, 1668 and 1706 are included under the topic Early Rival History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Rival Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Rivals, Rival, Rivalls, Rivale, Rivales, Rivals de, Rhivals, Rivell, Rivas, Rivalles, Rivalle, Rivel, Rivalls de, Rhival, Rhivalls, Rhivale, Rhivales, Rhivals, Rhivalle and many more.
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Early Notables of the Rival family
Notable amongst the family name at this time was
Jean-Pierre Rivalz (c. 1625-1706), a French painter from Labastide-d'Anjou
Rival Ranking
In France, the name Rival is the 2,660th most popular surname with an estimated 2,500 - 3,000 people with that name. 1
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Migration of the Rival family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Christopher Rivell settled in Quebec in 1658.
Contemporary Notables of the name Rival (post 1700)
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Rival Cadeau (b. 1964), Olympic bronze medalist light middleweight boxer from Seychelles who competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics, 1994 Commonwealth Games
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