About Riveland
The surname Riveland is of Norwegian origin and is derived from the combination of the elements "rive" meaning "to tear" or "to pull" and "land" meaning "land" or "country." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Riveland can be interpreted as "land of tearing" or "land of pulling." It is likely that the name originally referred to a place characterized by rugged or difficult terrain.
The surname Riveland is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Riveland based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
Ranking information for the surname Riveland is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Riveland in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Riveland using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.