Shapiro, and its variations such as Shapira, Schapiro, Schapira, Sapir, Sapira, Spira, Spiro, Sapiro, Szapiro/Szpiro (in Polish) and Chapiro (in French), is a Jewish Ashkenazi surname.
Etymology
The surname is derived from the medieval name of Speyer, Germany,[1][2] compare Spire, the French name for that city. Other name variants attributed to Speyer include Sapiro, Spira, Spire, Spiro, Spero, Chapiro, Sprai, Szpir, Szpiro, Sapir and Spear.[3] The Jewish community of Speyer was one of three leading cities central to the development of Ashkenazi culture, referred to as the ShUM-cities, an acronym based on the names of the cities. The family name Speyer (based on the modern German name for the same city) 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 (b. 1952), 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
- Andrew H. Schapiro, American diplomat
- Anna D. Shapiro (born 1966), American theatre director
- Ari Shapiro, American reporter with National Public Radio
- Arnold Shapiro (born 1941), American television producer and writer
- Arnold S. Shapiro, American mathematician
- Arthur Shapiro, entomologist 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 (director) peabody winning media expert and director.
- Ben Shapiro, American conservative political commentator
- Bernard Shapiro, Canadian academic, civil servant
- Beth Shapiro, evolutionary biologist
- Cal Shapiro, vocalist, Timeflies
- Carl Shapiro, (born 1955) UC Berkeley economist and mathematician
- Carl J. Shapiro (1913–2021), 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
- 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 (1928–2021), mathematics professor
- Harold T. Shapiro, president of Princeton University
- 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 S. Shapiro (born 1955), American professor of English Literature
- Jeremy J. Shapiro, professor at Fielding Graduate University.
- Jesse Shapiro, American economist
- Jim Shapiro (attorney), attorney
- Jim Shapiro (drummer), American musician, drummer of Veruca Salt
- Joel Shapiro, artist and sculptor
- Jordan Shapiro, American author and educator
- Joseph N. Shapiro (1887—1961), urologist, one of the founders of the urologic oncology in Russia
- Josh Shapiro, American governor, politician, and lawyer
- Jonathan Shapiro, South African political cartoonist
- Judith Shapiro, former president of Barnard College
- Judy Shapiro-Ikenberry (born 1942), American long-distance runner
- 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
- Les Shapiro (1956–2022), American sports announcer
- Linda Hopkins Shapiro, better known as Tera Patrick, former American pornographic actress
- Lisa Shapiro (born 1967), American and Canadian philosopher
- Louis Shapiro (communist), American Communist Party organizer
- Louis Shapiro, Connecticut Supreme Court justice
- 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
- Mordechai Shapiro, American singer
- Nat Mayer Shapiro, American visual artist
- Neal Shapiro, president of PBS station Thirteen/WNET New York City.
- Neal Shapiro (equestrian) (born 1945), American equestrian and Olympic medalist
- Nevin Shapiro (born 1969), convicted American fraudster and central figure in the 2011 University of Miami athletics scandal
- Nina Gordon Shapiro, American singer
- Norma Levy Shapiro, United States federal judge
- Norman Shapiro (1932–2021), American mathematician and computer scientist
- Paul Shapiro (disambiguation), several people
- Peter Shapiro (disambiguation), several people
- Ralph Shapiro (1908–1974), New York politician
- Refael Shapiro, Orthodox rabbi
- Rick Shapiro, comedian and actor
- Robert Shapiro (disambiguation), several people
- Robert Schapire, computer scientist who co-invented AdaBoost, a widely used machine learning meta-algorithm.
- Roy D. Shapiro, Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School
- Samantha Shapiro (born 1993), American gymnast
- 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)
- Scott Shapiro, American political philosopher
- Seymour Shapiro, American chemist who pioneered development of pharmaceuticals for use against diabetes
- Sharon Shapiro, American gymnast
- Shmuel Shapiro (born 1974), French Chassidic-Jewish singer and Hazan.
- Sidney Shapiro, Chinese author and translator of American descent
- Stanley J. Shapiro, professor Emeritus of Marketing at Simon Fraser University
- 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
- Susan Shapiro, American author and educator
- 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), American composer
- Todd Shapiro, Canadian radio show host
- Victor L. Shapiro (1924–2013), American mathematician
- Walter Shapiro, American journalist and columnist
- 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 to Canada
- Schapiro
- Shapeero
- Shapero
- Shapira
- Spero
- Spira (family name)
- Spiro (name)
References
- ↑ Elon, Gilad (2014-04-22). "What Does Your Jewish Name Mean?". Haaretz. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
- ↑ Shapiro, Nate (September 30, 2016). "Shapiro: Blood, death, and beautiful sapphires". Jewish Press. pp. 16–17. Archived from the original on 2022-02-03. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
- ↑ (Kaganoff, 1977) Source: Saul Zeichner, 27 November 2000, Revised 10 April 2009 http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/Kolomea/nameorigin.htm
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