Riera History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

The Riera surname finds its roots in the Catalan language, from the word "riera," which means "stream." As such, this is a topographic surname created from a geographic feature near where the bearer of the name lived. There are several places in Spain so-named, and it is also entirely possible that some of the family lines which bear this name, originally adopted it from a place name.

Early Origins of the Riera family

The surname Riera was first found in Catalonia.

Early History of the Riera family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Riera research. Another 65 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1666, 1780, 1787, 1815, 1830 and 1831 are included under the topic Early Riera History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Riera Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Riero, Riera and others.

Early Notables of the Riera family

Prominent among bearers of the family name in this era was

the Riera family of Catalonia, many of who were made members of the royal and military orders of the times

Riera Ranking

In France, the name Riera is the 4,429^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 1

Riera migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Riera Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Jaime Riera, aged 10, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1826 2
Vicente Riera, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1852 2
S Riera, aged 35, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1859 2
Antonio Riera, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1869 2
Joaquin Riera, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1894 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Riera (post 1700) +

Mrs. Marta Riera, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1952 3
Eulogio Riera, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1952, 1956 3
Marta R. de Riera, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1956 4
Teresa Riera (b. 1950), Spanish politician and Member of the European Parliament
Sito Riera (b. 1987), Spanish footballer
Arnau Riera (b. 1981), Spanish footballer
Albert Riera (b. 1982), Spanish footballer
José María Arévalo Riera (b. 1944), Spanish lawyer
Carme Riera (b. 1948), Spanish novelist, script-writer and essayist
Maximo Riera (b. 1951), Spanish painter
... (Another 4 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 24) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html