Shapiro
Shapiro, and its variations such as Shapira, Schapiro, Schapira, Sapira, Spira, Sapiro, Szapiro (in Polish) and Chapiro (in French), is a Jewish surname which can be either Ashkenazi or Sephardi.[1]
Etymology
One theory suggests that it derives from Shpira, the Hebrew/Yiddish name for Spira (Hebrew: שפירא, pronounced Shpira), the medieval name of Speyer, Germany.[2][3] The Jewish community of Speyer, one of the ShUM-cities in the Rhineland, was a leading centre in the development of Ashkenazi culture. Other name variants are Sapiro, Spira, Spire, Spiro, Spero, Chapiro, Sprai, Szpir, Szpiro, Saphir, Sapir and Spear. The name "Speyer" has also become a well-known surname that was spread by Jews from Frankfurt to England, the United States and Canada in the late 19th and early 20th century.
Notable people surnamed Shapiro
- Adam Shapiro (disambiguation), several people
- Alan Shapiro, American poet
- Alan Shapiro (education reformer), American education reformer
- Alan N. Shapiro (born 1956), American science fiction and media theorist
- Alex Shapiro, American composer
- Allen Shapiro, American investor
- Ari Shapiro, a reporter with National Public Radio
- Arnold Shapiro (born 1941), American television producer and writer
- Arnold S. Shapiro, American mathematician
- Arthur Shapiro, entamologist and ecologist
- Arthur K. Shapiro, psychiatrist and expert on the Tourette syndrome (1923–1995)
- Artie Shapiro (1916–2003), American jazz bassist
- Ascher H. Shapiro, MIT professor and expert in fluid dynamics (1916–2004)
- Ben Shapiro, conservative American political columnist
- Bernard Shapiro, academic, civil servant
- Beth Shapiro, evolutionary biologist
- Cal Shapiro, vocalist, Timeflies
- Carl Shapiro, (born 1955) UC Berkeley economist and mathematician
- Carl J. Shapiro (born 1913), Boston philanthropist
- Carol Harris-Shapiro, Reconstructionist rabbi
- Charles S. Shapiro, American diplomat
- Daniel B. Shapiro, U.S. ambassador to Israel
- David Shapiro (disambiguation), several people
- Dmitry Shapiro, entrepreneur, inventor, Googler
- Ehud Shapiro, Israeli computer scientist
- Elisha Shapiro, American neo-Dada artist & presidential candidate.
- Florence Shapiro, American politician
- Francine Shapiro, American psychologist
- Fred R. Shapiro, American legal librarian and editor
- George Shapiro, American Talent Producer
- Gerald Shapiro (disambiguation), several people
- Harold S. Shapiro, mathematics professor
- Harold T. Shapiro, American university president
- Harvey Shapiro (disambiguation), several people
- Helen Shapiro, British singer
- Ian Shapiro, American political scientist
- Ilya Piatetski-Shapiro, mathematician (1929–2009)
- Irwin Shapiro (1911–1981), American writer and translator
- Irwin I. Shapiro, astrophysicist
- Irving Shapiro (1904–1931), one of the Shapiro Brothers, New York City labor racketeers
- Irving S. Shapiro, attorney, former CEO of Dupont
- J. David Shapiro, American filmmaker and stand-up comedian
- Jacob Shapiro, mobster
- James Shapiro (disambiguation), several people
- Jeremy J. Shapiro, professor at Fielding Graduate University.
- Jesse Shapiro, American economist
- Jim Shapiro (attorney)
- Jim Shapiro (drummer), musician (Veruca Salt)
- Joel Shapiro, artist and sculptor
- Joseph N. Shapiro (1887—1961), urologist, one of the founders of the urologic oncology in Russia
- Jonathan Shapiro, South African political cartoonist
- Judith Shapiro, former president of Barnard College
- Justine Shapiro, Documentary Filmmaker and Globe Trekker host
- Karl Shapiro, United States poet
- Laurie Gwen Shapiro, American novelist and filmmaker
- Lee Shapiro, American film maker, killed by the Soviet military in Afghanistan
- Linda Hopkins Shapiro, better known as Tera Patrick, a former American pornographic actress
- Marc B. Shapiro, professor of Judaic Studies at University of Scranton
- Mark Shapiro (disambiguation), several people
- Marla Shapiro, Canadian medical doctor, author and health journalist (print, television)
- Meir Shapiro, Orthodox rabbi
- Mendel Shapiro, Modern Orthodox rabbi
- Meyer Shapiro (1908–1931), one of the Shapiro Brothers, New York City labor racketeers
- Michael Shapiro (disambiguation), several people
- Nat Mayer Shapiro, American visual artist
- Neal Shapiro, president of PBS station Thirteen/WNET New York City.
- Nevin Shapiro (born 1969), convicted American fraudster and central figure in the 2011 University of Miami athletics scandal
- Norma Levy Shapiro, United States federal judge
- Norman Shapiro, American mathematician and computer scientist
- Paul Shapiro (disambiguation), several people
- Peter Shapiro (disambiguation), several people
- Ralph Shapiro (1908–1974), New York politician
- Rashi Shapiro, Orthodox rabbi, Jewish folk-rock musician, psychologist
- Refael Shapiro, Orthodox rabbi
- Rick Shapiro, comedian and actor
- Robert Shapiro (disambiguation), several people
- Samantha Harris Shapiro, American TV host (Dancing with the Stars, Entertainment Tonight)
- Samuel Shapiro (disambiguation), several people
- Saul Shapiro, president of the Metropolitan Television Alliance, LLC (MTVA)
- Seymour Shapiro, an American chemist who pioneered development of pharmaceuticals for use against diabetes
- Shmuel Shapiro (born 1974), Singer
- Sidney Shapiro, an American author and translator
- Stanley J. Shapiro, professor Emeritus of Marketing at Simon Fraser University
- Steve Shapiro, American music producer
- Stewart Shapiro, philosopher and logician
- Stuart Loren Shapiro, better known as Todd Loren (1960–1992), American publisher
- Stuart S. Shapiro, producer, writer, director, and Internet entrepreneur
- Sumner Shapiro, U.S. Navy Rear Admiral and former director of the Office of Naval Intelligence
- Ted Shapiro (1899–1980), U.S. popular music composer, pianist, and sheet music publisher
- Theodore Shapiro (psychiatrist), psychiatrist and psychoanalyst in New York
- Theodore Shapiro (composer), composer
- Todd Shapiro, Canadian radio show host
- William "Willie" Shapiro (1911–1934), one of the Shapiro Brothers, New York City labor racketeers
Other uses
- "Miss Shapiro", a song by 801 from the album 801 Live
See also
- Mikhail Chapiro, artist and painter, emigrated from Russia, currently lives in Canada
- Schapiro
- Shapero
- Shapira
- Spero
- Spira (family name)
References
- ↑ Alkana, V. Surnames from a 3000 name family-tree of Jews from the Island of Rhodes and Turkey.
- ↑ ancestry.com search for Shapiro
- ↑ (Kaganoff, 1977) Source: Saul Zeichner,27 November 2000, Revised 10 April 2009 http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/Kolomea/nameorigin.htm
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