Earl Rivers created in 1466 for Richard Woodville, 1st Baron Rivers. The title was not derived from the name of a place, but from the family name de Redvers, or Reviers, Earls of Devon.
The Rivers title emerged in 1466 for Richard Woodville, 1st Baron Rivers. Unlike other noble titles, it is derived from the surname de Redvers or Reviers, which was previously held by the Earls of Devon.