Rival History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Rival family

The surname Rival was first found in Languedoc, where the family has held a family seat since very early times.

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.

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.

Early Notables of the Rival family

Jean-Pierre Rivalz (c. 1625-1706), a French painter from Labastide-d'Anjou
Joseph-Marie-François de Rivals, Knight of Boussac, Lord of Poudeux and Officer

Rival Ranking

France, the name Rival is the 2,660^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,500 - 3,000 people with that name. 1

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) +

Rival Cadeau (b. 1964), Olympic bronze medalist light middleweight boxer from Seychelles who competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics, 1994 Commonwealth Games

Sources +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/