Definition
A Jewish surname of Ashkenazi origin, often associated with scholarly or rabbinical families.
Etymology
From Hebrew 'Shapir' or Yiddish, meaning 'beautiful' or possibly referring to the city of Speyer (Shapira) in Germany where many Jewish families originated. The name spread throughout Eastern Europe and later to America through Jewish immigration patterns.
Kelly Says
Shapiro is one of many Jewish surnames that encode geographic or descriptive information about ancestral origins, often serving as a linguistic map of Jewish diaspora movements across Europe. The name's prevalence in academic and professional fields reflects historical Jewish emphasis on education and scholarship.
Translations
ARالعربية
شابيرو
sha-pee-ro
BNবাংলা
শাপিরো
sha-pee-ro
CACatalà
Shapiro
sha-pee-roh
CSČeština
Shapiro
sha-pee-roh
DADansk
Shapiro
sha-pee-roh
DEDeutsch
Shapiro
sha-pee-roh
ELΕλληνικά
Σαπίρο
sa-pee-ro
ESEspañol
Shapiro
sha-pee-roh
FISuomi
Shapiro
sha-pee-roh
FRFrançais
Shapiro
sha-pee-roh
HEעברית
שייפירו
sha-pee-ro
HIहिन्दी
शैपिरो
sha-pee-roh
HUMagyar
Shapiro
sha-pee-roh
IDBahasa Indonesia
Shapiro
sha-pee-roh
ITItaliano
Shapiro
sha-pee-roh
MSBahasa Melayu
Shapiro
sha-pee-roh
MYမြန်မာ
ရှဲပီရို
she-pee-ro
NLNederlands
Shapiro
sha-pee-roh
NONorsk
Shapiro
sha-pee-roh
PLPolski
Shapiro
sha-pee-roh
PTPortuguês
Shapiro
sha-pee-roh
RORomână
Shapiro
sha-pee-roh
RUРусский
Шапиро
sha-pee-ro
SVSvenska
Shapiro
sha-pee-roh
SWKiswahili
Shapiro
sha-pee-roh
TAதமிழ்
ஷேப்பிரோ
sha-pee-ro
TEతెలుగు
షేపిరో
sha-pee-ro
TRTürkçe
Shapiro
sha-pee-roh
UKУкраїнська
Шапіро
sha-pee-ro
VITiếng Việt
Shapiro
sha-pee-roh