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Shapiro
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English
Alternative forms
en Sapiro Schapira Schapiro Shapeero Shapero Shapera Shapira Szpiro Szapiro Sapir Spiro
Etymology
en yi שאַפּיראָ. This surname is derived from the Medieval name of Speyer, Germany (compare Spire, the French name for that city). Other name variants attributed to Speyer include Sapiro, Spira, Spire, Spiro, Spero, Chapiro, Sprai, Szpir, Szpiro, Sapir, and Spear. The Jewish community of Speyer was one of three leading cities central to the development of Ashkenazi culture, the others being Worms and Mainz. 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. Some suggest that the surname derives from the Aramaic word שפירא (Shappirā), meaning "handsome."
Pronunciation
en /ʃəˈpɪɹoʊ/ /ʃəˈpaɪɹoʊ/ GA
en /ʃəˈpɪəɹəʊ/ RP
en ɪəɹəʊ 3
Proper noun
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en Yiddish.
Edward-Isaac Dovere Harris set to host Democratic governors this weekend to discuss 2024 campaign https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/07/politics/harris-set-to-host-democratic-governors-this-weekend-to-discuss-2024-campaign/index.html 2024-02-07 On the invitation list: Govs. Andy Beshear of Kentucky, Tim Walz of Minnesota, J.B. Pritzker of Illinois, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Tony Evers of Wisconsin, Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, Roy Cooper of North Carolina, Wes Moore of Maryland and Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico. https://web.archive.org/web/20240218130429/https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/07/politics/harris-set-to-host-democratic-governors-this-weekend-to-discuss-2024-campaign/index.html
Derived terms
en Shapiro delay Shapiro effect Shapiro time delay Shapiro syndrome
Translations
surname Shapiro
Belarusian: be Шапіра
Hebrew: he שפירו shapiro, he שפירא shapira
Irish: ga Sapíró
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb Shapiro
Romanian: ro Șapiro
Russian: ru Шапиро, ru Шапира
Spanish: es Chapiro
Ukrainian: uk Шапіро
Yiddish: yi שאַפּיראָ
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Shapiro is the 1469th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 24,335 individuals. Shapiro is most common among White (96.05%) individuals.
Anagrams
en ahioprs phorias