Names

Means “son of Robert”.

Means “son of Robert”.

From the given name Robert.

Derived from the given name Robin.

From Middle English and Old French roche meaning “rock”, from Late Latin rocca, a word that may be of Celtic origin. It indicated a person who lived near a prominent rock, or who came from a town by this name (such as Les Roches in Normandy).

Variant of Ricci.

Denoted a person who lived near a river, from Middle English, from Old French riviere meaning “river”, from Latin riparius meaning “riverbank”.

Variant of Rivera.

From Spanish ribera meaning “bank, shore”, from Latin riparius.

Spanish form of Riva.