Rivas (surname)

Last updated August 10, 2025

Rivas is a surname of Spanish origin, likely derived from riba, an archaic term for the shore of a river.^[1] Notable people with the surname include:

Government

Cándido Muatetema Rivas (1960–2014), Equatorial Guinea politician
Francisco Rivas Almada, Paraguayan politician
Juan José González Rivas (born 1951), Spanish jurist and magistrate
Luz Rivas (born 1974), American politician in California
Martín Rivas Texeira (born 1969), Peruvian politician and lawyer
Miguel Ángel Burelli Rivas (1922–2003), Venezuelan lawyer, diplomat and politician
Olijela del Valle Rivas (1926–2024), Argentine politician
Patricio Rivas, President of Nicaragua
Robert A. Rivas (born 1980), American politician in California

Sports

Boxing

Adonis Rivas (born 1972), Nicaraguan boxer and former WBO Super Flyweight and Flyweight world champion
Óscar Rivas (born 1987), Colombian boxer

Football (soccer)

Antonio Rivas (Spanish footballer) (born 1965), Spanish football player and manager
Avimiled Rivas (born 1984), Colombian footballer
David Rivas (born 1978), Spanish footballer
Diego Rivas (footballer, born 1980), Spanish footballer
Emanuel Rivas (born 1983), Argentine footballer
Gelmin Rivas (born 1989), Venezuelan footballer
Jesús Rivas (footballer) (born 2002), Mexican footballer
Joaquín Rivas (born 1992), Salvadoran footballer
José Alejandro Rivas (born 1998), Venezuelan footballer
José Arturo Rivas (born 1984), Mexican footballer
José María Rivas (1958–2016), Salvadorian footballer
Martín Rivas (footballer, born 1977), Uruguayan footballer
Nano Rivas (born 1980), Spanish football player and manager
Nelson Rivas (born 1983), Colombian footballer
Rigoberto Rivas (born 1998), Honduran footballer
Sergio Rivas (born 1997), Mexican footballer
Stalin Rivas (born 1971), Venezuelan footballer
Ulíses Rivas (born 1996), Mexican footballer
Willy Rivas (born 1985), Peruvian footballer

Other sports

Alfonso Rivas (born 1996), Mexican-American baseball player
Betsi Rivas (born 1986), Venezuelan weightlifter
Claudia Rivas (born 1989), Mexican triathlete
Diego Rivas (fighter) (born 1991), Chilean mixed martial arts fighter
Garrett Rivas (born 1985), American football player
Lázaro Rivas (1975–2013), Cuban wrestler
Leo Rivas (born 1997), Venezuelan baseball player
Llimy Rivas (born 1968), Colombian hurdler
Pedro Rivas (1945–2007), Panamanian basketball player
Ramón Rivas (born 1966), Puerto Rican basketball player
Thaimara Rivas (born 1982), Venezuelan heptathlete
Vanessa Rivas (born 1996), Dominican swimmer
Webster Rivas (born 1990), Dominican baseball player

Other

Antonieta Rivas Mercado (1900–1931), Mexican feminist and writer; daughter of Antonio
Antonio Rivas Mercado (1853–1927), Mexican architect; father of Antonieta
Carlos Rivas (disambiguation), multiple people
Diogenes Rivas (born 1942), Venezuelan composer
Érica Rivas (born 1974), Argentine actress
Eva Rivas, Russian-Armenian singer
Idubina Rivas (born 1994), Salvadorian beauty pageant winner
Manuel Rivas (born 1957), Galician writer, poet and journalist
Manuel Rivas, Spanish trade unionist
María Rivas (actress) (1931–2013), Spanish actress

References

↑ Richard Donovon Woods, Grace Alvarez-Altman, Spanish Surnames in the Southwestern United States: A Dictionary (1978), p. 118.

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[1] Richard Donovon Woods, Grace Alvarez-Altman, Spanish Surnames in the Southwestern United States: A Dictionary (1978), p. 118.

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