Rivers (surname)

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Rivers is the surname of England origin, specifically the name came to England with the House of Normandy in Battle of Hastings. The surname was very common throughout England in the Middle Ages: [1]

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  1. "Surname Database: Rivers Last Name Origin". The Internet Surname Database. Retrieved 2024-10-20.