Shapiro is used as a family name or surname in Israel, Germany. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Shapiro
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Israel, Germany
Meaning:

One who came from Speyer, i.e., in the Middle Ages, spelled Spira, and by Jews spelled Shapira, in Bavaria.

How popular is Shapiro?

Shapiro is common in United States, Israel, Canada, Russia, South Africa, England, Australia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Germany, Mexico.

Shapiro is ranked 8961 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Shapiros plummeted by 1.53 per cent to 24335 since 2000 and slipped by 163 spots and ranked at 1469. The last name was found in around 8 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 96.05 96.7
Hispanic or Latino 1.77 1.25
Others 1.05 1.1
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.73 0.49
Black 0.35 0.38
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.06 0.08
Shapiro is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Israel is ahead in terms of density. Around 63296 people have been found who wears Shapiro as their family name. Shapiro is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Shapiro:
1,016 United States42,742
22 Israel13,219
Countries with thousands of Shapiro:
2,777 Canada1,844
10,563 Russia1,719
Countries with hundreds of Shapiro:
7,578 South Africa902
9,869 England607
8,563 Australia371
6,041 Belarus272
6,805 Uzbekistan240
36,740 Germany203
13,559 Mexico117
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
64,168 Ukraine83
162,071 Thailand65
27,433 Zimbabwe60
4,703 Syria55
7,170 Dominican Republic54
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
31,037 Japan50
9,263 Botswana44
7,086 Latvia44
34,912 Kazakhstan38
17,909 Sweden38
12,508 Lithuania34
74,988 Argentina33
20,666 Switzerland33
7,666 Singapore30
10,357 Scotland28
183,715 Brazil26
53,972 Netherlands26
193,074 France25
19,084 Denmark23
12,901 Ecuador21
12,771 Estonia19
12,109 Georgia18
13,978 Afghanistan17
23,826 New Zealand17
1,106 United States Virgin Islands15
578,870 India12
108,968 Italy12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
18,086 Wales9
221,039 Philippines9
8,933 China8
48,952 Kyrgyzstan8
37,744 Bulgaria6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Morris Shapiro worked as smith and hailed from Germany. 39 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool & Queenstown on Nevada and arrived on February 10, 1887. Charlotte Shapiro, Delia Shapiro (5), Matron Hannach Shapiro, Henry Shapiro, Maurice Shapiro (9), Barach Shapiro, aged 16, are others that migrated to US.

Shapiro Namesakes

  • Harold S. Shapiro, professor emeritus of mathematics at the Royal Institute of Technology
  • Saul Shapiro, New York City franchisee of Fibrenew doing business as Fibrenew Manhattan Central
  • Jeremy J. Shapiro, American academic
  • Stanley J. Shapiro, is Professor Emeritus of Marketing at Simon Fraser University
  • Alex Shapiro, composes acoustic and electroacoustic music favoring combinations of modal harmonies with chromatic ones
  • Refael Shapiro, famed Rosh Yeshiva of the Volozhin yeshiva located
  • Robert J. Shapiro, cofounder and chairman of Sonecon, LLC, a United States private finance consultancy that has built a reputation on a range of economic policy issues
  • Ian Shapiro, is Sterling Professor of Political Science and Henry R. Luce Director of the MacMillan Center at Yale University
  • Judith Shapiro, former President of Barnard College
  • Moshe Shmuel Shapiro, Rosh Yeshiva and important rabbinic figure
  • Irving S. Shapiro, American lawyer and businessman, best
  • Todd Shapiro, Canadian broadcaster, radio host
  • Joel Shapiro, The artist is classified as a Minimalist as demonstrated
  • Esther Shapiro,
  • Jacob Shapiro, New York mobster who
  • Lee Shapiro, American documentary filmmaker
  • Naftoli Shapiro, Orthodox Talmudic scholar and rosh yeshiva
  • George Shapiro, American talent manager and television producer
  • Dana Adam Shapiro, American film director
  • Nat Mayer Shapiro, American visual artist
  • David L. Shapiro, American psychologist and independent practitioner
  • Marc B. Shapiro, professor and the author of various books and articles on Jewish history
  • Ehud Shapiro, multi-disciplinary scientist, artist
  • Beth Shapiro, American evolutionary molecular biologist
  • Michael J. Shapiro, American educator, theorist, and writer
  • Stewart Shapiro, is O'Donnell Professor of Philosophy at the Ohio State University
  • Ascher H. Shapiro, professor of Mechanical Engineering at MIT
  • Irwin I. Shapiro, American astrophysicist and Timken University Professor at Harvard University
  • James A. Shapiro, American biologist
  • Harry L. Shapiro, American anthropologist and eugenicist
  • Karl Shapiro, American poet
  • Jonathan Shapiro,
  • Helen Shapiro, English pop singer, jazz singer and actress
  • Meir Shapiro, prominent Polish Hasidic rabbi and rosh yeshiva
  • Neal Shapiro, President and CEO of WNET
  • Ben Shapiro, American conservative political commentator
  • Florence Shapiro, American politician from Texas
  • Samuel H. Shapiro, 34th Governor of Illinois
  • Ted Shapiro, United States popular music composer, pianist
  • Harold Tafler Shapiro, economist and university administrator
  • Sidney Shapiro, American-born Chinese translator
  • Bernard Shapiro, Canadian academic, civil servant
  • Justine Shapiro, South African-born American actress, filmmaker
  • James S. Shapiro, is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University
  • Darin Shapiro, American professional wakeboarder from Orlando
  • Charles S. Shapiro, American diplomat and a former U.S. ambassador to Venezuela
  • Arthur K. Shapiro, psychiatrist and expert on Tourette syndrome
  • Francine Shapiro, American psychologist and educator
  • Rick Shapiro, Los Angeles-based comedian and actor
  • Theodore Shapiro, American composer best known for his film scores
  • Arnold Shapiro, American television producer and writer
  • Julia Shapiro, former pair skater
  • Ari Shapiro, American radio journalist
  • Sally Shapiro, pseudonym of a Swedish vocalist and the name of the Italo disco/synthpop duo composed of Shapiro and musician Johan Agebjörn
  • Anna D. Shapiro, American theatre director
  • Rashi Shapiro, prominent leader
  • Carl Shapiro, Transamerica Professor of Business Strategy at the Haas School of Business at the University of California
  • Dani Shapiro, American writer

Shapiro Namesakes

  • Harold S. Shapiro, professor emeritus of mathematics at the Royal Institute of Technology
  • Saul Shapiro, New York City franchisee of Fibrenew doing business as Fibrenew Manhattan Central
  • Jeremy J. Shapiro, American academic
  • Stanley J. Shapiro, is Professor Emeritus of Marketing at Simon Fraser University
  • Alex Shapiro, composes acoustic and electroacoustic music favoring combinations of modal harmonies with chromatic ones
  • Refael Shapiro, famed Rosh Yeshiva of the Volozhin yeshiva located
  • Robert J. Shapiro, cofounder and chairman of Sonecon, LLC, a United States private finance consultancy that has built a reputation on a range of economic policy issues
  • Ian Shapiro, is Sterling Professor of Political Science and Henry R. Luce Director of the MacMillan Center at Yale University
  • Judith Shapiro, former President of Barnard College
  • Moshe Shmuel Shapiro, Rosh Yeshiva and important rabbinic figure
  • Irving S. Shapiro, American lawyer and businessman, best
  • Todd Shapiro, Canadian broadcaster, radio host
  • Joel Shapiro, The artist is classified as a Minimalist as demonstrated
  • Esther Shapiro,
  • Jacob Shapiro, New York mobster who
  • Lee Shapiro, American documentary filmmaker
  • Naftoli Shapiro, Orthodox Talmudic scholar and rosh yeshiva
  • George Shapiro, American talent manager and television producer
  • Dana Adam Shapiro, American film director
  • Nat Mayer Shapiro, American visual artist
  • David L. Shapiro, American psychologist and independent practitioner
  • Marc B. Shapiro, professor and the author of various books and articles on Jewish history
  • Ehud Shapiro, multi-disciplinary scientist, artist
  • Beth Shapiro, American evolutionary molecular biologist
  • Michael J. Shapiro, American educator, theorist, and writer
  • Stewart Shapiro, is O'Donnell Professor of Philosophy at the Ohio State University
  • Ascher H. Shapiro, professor of Mechanical Engineering at MIT
  • Irwin I. Shapiro, American astrophysicist and Timken University Professor at Harvard University
  • James A. Shapiro, American biologist
  • Harry L. Shapiro, American anthropologist and eugenicist
  • Karl Shapiro, American poet
  • Jonathan Shapiro,
  • Helen Shapiro, English pop singer, jazz singer and actress
  • Meir Shapiro, prominent Polish Hasidic rabbi and rosh yeshiva
  • Neal Shapiro, President and CEO of WNET
  • Ben Shapiro, American conservative political commentator
  • Florence Shapiro, American politician from Texas
  • Samuel H. Shapiro, 34th Governor of Illinois
  • Ted Shapiro, United States popular music composer, pianist
  • Harold Tafler Shapiro, economist and university administrator
  • Sidney Shapiro, American-born Chinese translator
  • Bernard Shapiro, Canadian academic, civil servant
  • Justine Shapiro, South African-born American actress, filmmaker
  • James S. Shapiro, is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University
  • Darin Shapiro, American professional wakeboarder from Orlando
  • Charles S. Shapiro, American diplomat and a former U.S. ambassador to Venezuela
  • Arthur K. Shapiro, psychiatrist and expert on Tourette syndrome
  • Francine Shapiro, American psychologist and educator
  • Rick Shapiro, Los Angeles-based comedian and actor
  • Theodore Shapiro, American composer best known for his film scores
  • Arnold Shapiro, American television producer and writer
  • Julia Shapiro, former pair skater
  • Ari Shapiro, American radio journalist
  • Sally Shapiro, pseudonym of a Swedish vocalist and the name of the Italo disco/synthpop duo composed of Shapiro and musician Johan Agebjörn
  • Anna D. Shapiro, American theatre director
  • Rashi Shapiro, prominent leader
  • Carl Shapiro, Transamerica Professor of Business Strategy at the Haas School of Business at the University of California
  • Dani Shapiro, American writer

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