Shifrin, Shiffrin, Schifrin and Schiffrin ( shifrin, Šifrín) is an Eastern Ashkenaz Jewish matronymic surname of Yiddish origin. Shifrin derives from the Yiddish female personal שפרה shifre (Shifre), from Hebrew שִׁפְרָה šīp̄ərā, shifrá (Shifra) 'beauty, grace' (see Shiphrah, a Biblical name). It is formed with the Slavic possessive suffix -in. Slavic-type feminine forms of the surname are created by adding the suffix -a: Shifrina, etc. Notable people with the surname include:
André Schiffrin, French-American author, publisher and socialist Anya Schiffrin, American (former) business journalist Mikaela Shiffrin, American alpine skier Richard Shiffrin, American psychologist Seana Shiffrin, American philosopher Avraham Shifrin, Soviet-born human rights activist, Zionist, author, lawyer, and Israeli politician David Shifrin, American classical clarinetist Eduard Shifrin, Ukraine-born billionaire Efim Shifrin, Russian actor and comedian Eleonora Shifrin, Soviet-born Israeli politician Karin Shifrin, Israeli opera singer Lalo Schifrin, Argentine-American composer and musician Nick Schifrin, American television journalist Peter Schifrin, American Olympic fencer and sculptor Seymour Shifrin, American composer
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