# Shapiro

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'''Shapiro''', and its variations such as '''Shapira''', '''Schapiro''', '''Schapira''', '''Sapir''', '''Sapira''', '''Spira''', '''Spiro''', '''Sapiro, Szapiro/Szpiro''' in [Polish](/source/Polish_language) and '''Chapiro''' in [French](/source/French_language) (more at "See also"), is an [Ashkenazi Jewish](/source/Ashkenazi_Jewish) surname.

== Etymology ==
The surname is derived from Spira, the [medieval](/source/Middle_Ages) name of [Speyer](/source/Speyer) in [Germany](/source/Germany);<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.haaretz.com/jewish/2014-04-22/ty-article/.premium/what-does-your-name-mean/0000017f-e18d-d9aa-afff-f9dd56e40000|last=Elon|first=Gilad|title=What Does Your Jewish Name Mean?|date=2014-04-22|work=Haaretz|access-date=2019-11-16|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shapiro |first=Nate |date=September 30, 2016 |title=Shapiro: Blood, death, and beautiful sapphires |url=https://issuu.com/jewishpress7/docs/093016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203035118/https://issuu.com/jewishpress7/docs/093016 |archive-date=2022-02-03 |access-date=2022-02-03 |website=Jewish Press |pages=16–17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |editor= City of Speyer |year= 1982 |title= Geschichte der Stadt Speyer |trans-title= History of the City of Speyer |lang= de |pages= 118–144 |volume= 1 |publisher= Kohlhammer Verlag |location= Stuttgart |isbn= 3-17-007522-5}}</ref> compare with Spire, the French name for that city. Other name variants based on the city name "Spira" include [Spira](/source/Spira_(family_name)), Spire, Spiro, Spear, Szpir, Szpiro, [Spero](/source/Spero), Sapir, Sapiro, [Chapiro](/source/Chapiro) and Sprai.<ref>(Kaganoff, 1977) Source: Saul Zeichner, 27 November 2000, Revised 10 April 2009 https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org:443/Kolomea/nameorigin.htm</ref> The [Jewish community of Speyer](/source/Jewish_community_of_Speyer) was one of three leading cities central to the development of [Ashkenazi](/source/Ashkenazi) culture, referred to as the {{lang|he-Latn|[ShUM-cities](/source/ShUM-cities)}}, an acronym based on the names of the cities of Speyer/Spira, [Worms](/source/Worms%2C_Germany) and [Mainz](/source/Mainz).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Posner |first1=Menachem |title=What Does the Jewish Last Name Shapiro mean? |url=https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/4963911/jewish/What-Does-the-Jewish-Last-Name-Shapiro-mean.htm |website=Chabad |access-date=January 22, 2026}}</ref> 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)](/source/Adam_Shapiro_(disambiguation)), several people
* [Alan Shapiro (poet)](/source/Alan_Shapiro_(poet)) (born 1952), American poet
* [Alan Shapiro (education reformer)](/source/Alan_Shapiro_(education_reformer)), American education reformer
* [Alan N. Shapiro](/source/Alan_N._Shapiro) (born 1956), American science fiction and media theorist
* [Alex Shapiro](/source/Alex_Shapiro), American composer
* [Allen Shapiro](/source/Allen_Shapiro), American investor
* [Andrew H. Schapiro](/source/Andrew_H._Schapiro), American diplomat
* [Anna D. Shapiro](/source/Anna_D._Shapiro) (born 1966), American theatre director
* [Ari Shapiro](/source/Ari_Shapiro), American reporter with National Public Radio
* [Arnold Shapiro](/source/Arnold_Shapiro) (born 1941), American television producer and writer
* [Arnold S. Shapiro](/source/Arnold_S._Shapiro), American mathematician
* [Arthur Shapiro](/source/Arthur_Shapiro_(ecologist)), entomologist and ecologist
* [Arthur K. Shapiro](/source/Arthur_K._Shapiro), psychiatrist and expert on the Tourette syndrome (1923–1995)
* [Artie Shapiro](/source/Artie_Shapiro) (1916–2003), American jazz bassist
* [Ascher H. Shapiro](/source/Ascher_H._Shapiro), MIT professor and expert in fluid dynamics (1916–2004)
* [Ben Shapiro (director)](/source/Ben_Shapiro_(director)), Peabody winning media expert and director.
* [Ben Shapiro](/source/Ben_Shapiro), American conservative political commentator
* [Bernard Shapiro](/source/Bernard_Shapiro), Canadian academic, civil servant
* [Beth Shapiro](/source/Beth_Shapiro), evolutionary biologist
* [Boris Shapiro](/source/Boris_Shapiro), Russian-Swedish mathematician
* Cal Shapiro, vocalist, [Timeflies](/source/Timeflies)
* [Carl Shapiro](/source/Carl_Shapiro), (born 1955) UC Berkeley economist and mathematician
* [Carl J. Shapiro](/source/Carl_J._Shapiro) (1913–2021), Boston philanthropist
* [Carol Harris-Shapiro](/source/Carol_Harris-Shapiro), Reconstructionist rabbi
* [Charles S. Shapiro](/source/Charles_S._Shapiro), American diplomat
* [Daniel B. Shapiro](/source/Daniel_B._Shapiro), U.S. ambassador to Israel
* [David Shapiro (disambiguation)](/source/David_Shapiro_(disambiguation)), several people
* [Dmitry Shapiro](/source/Dmitry_Shapiro), entrepreneur, inventor, Googler
* [Doug Shapiro](/source/Doug_Shapiro) (1959–2025), American racing cyclist
* [Ehud Shapiro](/source/Ehud_Shapiro), Israeli computer scientist
* [Florence Shapiro](/source/Florence_Shapiro), American politician
* [Francine Shapiro](/source/Francine_Shapiro), American psychologist
* [Fred R. Shapiro](/source/Fred_R._Shapiro), American legal librarian and editor
* [George Shapiro](/source/George_Shapiro), American talent producer
* [Gerald Shapiro (disambiguation)](/source/Gerald_Shapiro_(disambiguation)), several people
* [Harold S. Shapiro](/source/Harold_S._Shapiro) (1928–2021), mathematics professor
* [Harold T. Shapiro](/source/Harold_T._Shapiro), president of Princeton University
* [Harvey Shapiro (disambiguation)](/source/Harvey_Shapiro_(disambiguation)), several people
* [Helen Shapiro](/source/Helen_Shapiro), British singer
* [Ian Shapiro](/source/Ian_Shapiro), American political scientist
* [Ilya Piatetski-Shapiro](/source/Ilya_Piatetski-Shapiro), mathematician (1929–2009)
* Irving Shapiro (1904–1931), one of the [Shapiro Brothers](/source/Shapiro_Brothers), New York City labor racketeers
* [Irving S. Shapiro](/source/Irving_S._Shapiro), attorney, former CEO of Dupont
* [Irwin Shapiro](/source/Irwin_Shapiro) (1911–1981), American writer and translator
* [Irwin I. Shapiro](/source/Irwin_I._Shapiro), astrophysicist
* [J. David Shapiro](/source/J._David_Shapiro), American filmmaker and stand-up comedian
* [Jacob Shapiro](/source/Jacob_Shapiro), mobster
* [James S. Shapiro](/source/James_S._Shapiro) (born 1955), American professor of English Literature 
* [Jeremy J. Shapiro](/source/Jeremy_J._Shapiro), professor at Fielding Graduate University.
* [Jesse Shapiro](/source/Jesse_Shapiro), American economist
* [Jim Shapiro (attorney)](/source/Jim_Shapiro_(attorney)), attorney
* [Jim Shapiro (drummer)](/source/Jim_Shapiro_(drummer)), American musician, drummer of Veruca Salt
* [Joel Shapiro](/source/Joel_Shapiro) (1941–2025), American artist and sculptor
* [Joel Shapiro (mathematician)](/source/Joel_Shapiro_(mathematician)), American mathematician
* [Jonathan Shapiro](/source/Zapiro) (born 1958), South African political cartoonist known as Zapiro
* [Jordan Shapiro](/source/Jordan_Shapiro), American author and educator
* [Joseph N. Shapiro](/source/Joseph_N._Shapiro) (1887–1961), urologist, one of the founders of the urologic oncology in Russia
* [Josh Shapiro](/source/Josh_Shapiro) (b. 1973), American lawyer and politician; Governor of Pennsylvania 2023-present
* [Judith Shapiro](/source/Judith_Shapiro), former president of Barnard College
* [Judy Shapiro-Ikenberry](/source/Judy_Shapiro-Ikenberry) (born 1942), American long-distance runner
* [Justine Shapiro](/source/Justine_Shapiro), Documentary Filmmaker and Globe Trekker host
* [Karl Shapiro](/source/Karl_Shapiro), United States poet
* [Laurie Gwen Shapiro](/source/Laurie_Gwen_Shapiro), American novelist and filmmaker
* [Lee Shapiro (filmmaker)](/source/Lee_Shapiro_(filmmaker)), American film maker, killed by the Soviet military in Afghanistan
* [Lee Shapiro (musician)](/source/Lee_Shapiro_(musician)), American keyboardist, member of The Four Seasons and founder of The Hit Men 
* [Les Shapiro](/source/Les_Shapiro) (1956–2022), American sports announcer
* [Linda Hopkins Shapiro](/source/Linda_Hopkins_Shapiro), better known as Tera Patrick, former American pornographic actress
* [Lisa Shapiro](/source/Lisa_Shapiro) (born 1967), American and Canadian philosopher
* [Lori Shapiro](/source/Lori_Shapiro) (née Ferrara) (born 1973), American political official, wife of Josh
* [Louis Shapiro (communist)](/source/Louis_Shapiro_(communist)), American Communist Party organizer
* [Louis Shapiro](/source/Louis_Shapiro_(judge)), Connecticut Supreme Court justice
* [Marc B. Shapiro](/source/Marc_B._Shapiro), professor of Judaic Studies at University of Scranton
* [Mark Shapiro (disambiguation)](/source/Mark_Shapiro_(disambiguation)), several people
* [Marla Shapiro](/source/Marla_Shapiro), Canadian medical doctor, author and health journalist (print, television)
* [Meir Shapiro](/source/Meir_Shapiro), Orthodox rabbi
* [Mel Shapiro](/source/Mel_Shapiro) (1935–2024), American theatre director, writer and academic
* [Mendel Shapiro](/source/Mendel_Shapiro), Modern Orthodox rabbi
* Meyer Shapiro (1908–1931), one of the [Shapiro Brothers](/source/Shapiro_Brothers), New York City labor racketeers
* [Michael Shapiro (disambiguation)](/source/Michael_Shapiro_(disambiguation)), several people
* [Milton Shapp](/source/Milton_Shapp) (1912-1994), Governor of Pennsylvania (Born Milton Shapiro)
* [Monte B. Shapiro](/source/Monte_B._Shapiro) (1912–2000), British clinical psychologist
* [Mordechai Shapiro](/source/Mordechai_Shapiro), American singer
* [Nat Mayer Shapiro](/source/Nat_Mayer_Shapiro), American visual artist
* [Neal Shapiro](/source/Neal_Shapiro), president of PBS station Thirteen/WNET New York City.
* [Neal Shapiro (equestrian)](/source/Neal_Shapiro_(equestrian)) (born 1945), American equestrian and Olympic medalist
* [Nevin Shapiro](/source/Nevin_Shapiro) (born 1969), convicted American fraudster and central figure in the 2011 University of Miami athletics scandal
* [Nina Gordon Shapiro](/source/Nina_Gordon), American singer
* [Norma Levy Shapiro](/source/Norma_Levy_Shapiro), United States federal judge
* [Norman Shapiro](/source/Norman_Shapiro) (1932–2021), American mathematician and computer scientist
* [Paul Shapiro (disambiguation)](/source/Paul_Shapiro_(disambiguation)), several people
* [Peter Shapiro (disambiguation)](/source/Peter_Shapiro_(disambiguation)), several people
* [Ralph Shapiro](/source/Ralph_Shapiro) (1908–1974), New York politician
* [Refael Shapiro](/source/Refael_Shapiro), Orthodox rabbi
* [Rick Shapiro](/source/Rick_Shapiro), comedian and actor
* [Robert Shapiro (disambiguation)](/source/Robert_Shapiro_(disambiguation)), several people
* [Robert Schapire](/source/Robert_Schapire), computer scientist who co-invented AdaBoost, a widely used machine learning meta-algorithm.
* [Roy D. Shapiro](/source/Roy_D._Shapiro), Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School
* [Samantha Shapiro](/source/Samantha_Shapiro) (born 1993), American gymnast
* [Samantha Harris Shapiro](/source/Samantha_Harris_Shapiro), American TV host (''Dancing with the Stars'', ''Entertainment Tonight'')
* [Samuel Shapiro (disambiguation)](/source/Samuel_Shapiro_(disambiguation)), several people
* [Saul Shapiro](/source/Saul_Shapiro), president of the Metropolitan Television Alliance, LLC (MTVA)
* [Scott Shapiro](/source/Scott_J._Shapiro), American political philosopher
* [Seymour Shapiro](/source/Seymour_Shapiro), American chemist who pioneered development of pharmaceuticals for use against diabetes
* [Sharon Shapiro](/source/Sharon_Shapiro), American gymnast
* [Shmuel Shapiro](/source/Shmuel_Shapiro) (born 1974), French Chassidic-Jewish singer and Hazan.
* [Sidney Shapiro](/source/Sidney_Shapiro), Chinese author and translator of American descent
* [Stanley J. Shapiro](/source/Stanley_J._Shapiro), professor emeritus of Marketing at Simon Fraser University
* [Stewart Shapiro](/source/Stewart_Shapiro), philosopher and logician
* Stuart Loren Shapiro, better known as [Todd Loren](/source/Todd_Loren) (1960–1992), American publisher
* [Stuart S. Shapiro](/source/Stuart_S._Shapiro), producer, writer, director, and Internet entrepreneur
* [Sumner Shapiro](/source/Sumner_Shapiro), U.S. Navy Rear Admiral and former director of the Office of Naval Intelligence
* [Susan Shapiro](/source/Susan_Shapiro), American author and educator
* [Ted Shapiro](/source/Ted_Shapiro) (1899–1980), U.S. popular music composer, pianist, and sheet music publisher
* [Theodore Shapiro (psychiatrist)](/source/Theodore_Shapiro_(psychiatrist)), psychiatrist and psychoanalyst in New York
* [Theodore Shapiro (composer)](/source/Theodore_Shapiro_(composer)), American composer
* [Todd Shapiro](/source/Todd_Shapiro), Canadian radio show host
* [Victor L. Shapiro](/source/Victor_L._Shapiro) (1924–2013), American mathematician
* [Walter Shapiro](/source/Walter_Shapiro), American journalist and columnist 
* William "Willie" Shapiro (1911–1934), one of the [Shapiro Brothers](/source/Shapiro_Brothers), New York City labor racketeers

==Other uses==
* "Miss Shapiro", a song by 801 from the album ''[801 Live](/source/801_Live)''

==See also==
*Variants:
** [Chapiro](/source/Chapiro)
** [Sapir (surname)](/source/Sapir_(surname))
** [Sapira](/source/Sapira)/Şapira/Šapira
** [Sapiro](/source/Sapiro)
** [Schapira](/source/Schapira)
** [Schapiro](/source/Schapiro)
** [Shapero](/source/Shapero)
** [Shapira](/source/Shapira)
** [Spear (surname)](/source/Spear_(surname))
** [Spero](/source/Spero)
** [Speyer](/source/Speyer_(disambiguation))
** [Spira (family name)](/source/Spira_(family_name))
** Spire - see [André Spire](/source/Andr%C3%A9_Spire)
** [Spiro (surname)](/source/Spiro_(name))
** [Szapiro](/source/Szapiro)
** [Szpiro](/source/Szpiro)
* [Tristram Shapeero](/source/Tristram_Shapeero), English TV director
* [Milton Shapp](/source/Milton_Shapp) (born Shapiro; 1912–1994), US businessman, governor of Pennsylvania (1971–1979)
* Andre Shapps, former [Big Audio Dynamite](/source/Big_Audio_Dynamite) (BAD) keyboardist, brother of Grant Shapps
* [Grant Shapps](/source/Grant_Shapps) (born 1968), UK Secretary of State for Defence (2023–)

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