shifrin
Shifrin, Shiffrin, Schifrin and Schiffrin ({{langx|yi|שיפרין}} shifrin, {{langx|ru|Шифрин}} 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
- Lalo Schifrin, Argentine pianist and composer
- Peter Schifrin, American Olympic fencer and sculptor
- 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
- Seymour Shifrin, American composer