Rivkin is a Slavic language-influenced Jewish surname, of matronymic derivation literally meaning "Rivka's", where Rivka is the Hebrew form of the name Rebecca. Other forms include Rifkin (as a recording of a devoiced pronunciation) and Ryvkin (from the Russian-language variant Рывкин).
Notable people with the surname include:
Rifkin
- Adam Rifkin, American film director
- Jay Rifkin, record producer
- Jeremy Rifkin, American public policy writer
- Joel Rifkin, American serial killer
- Joshua Rifkin, conductor and musicologist
- Ron Rifkin, American actor and director
- Stanley Mark Rifkin, holder of the "biggest computer fraud" in the Guinness Book of World Records
Rivkin
- William R. Rivkin (born 1919), former United States Ambassador to Senegal, the Gambia, and Luxembourg
- Robert S. Rivkin (born 1960), deputy mayor of the City of Chicago and former United States Department of Transportation general counsel
- Charles H. Rivkin (born 1962), chief executive officer of the MPAA and former United States ambassador to France
- David W. Rivkin (born 1955), litigation partner at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
- David B. Rivkin, American conservative
- Jan W. Rivkin, American academic, professor at the Harvard Business School
- Bobby "Z" Rivkin, known as Bobby Z. former drummer for Prince
- David Z (David Rivkin) a music producer
- Neta Rivkin (born 1991), Israeli rhythmic gymnast
- René Rivkin, Australian entrepreneur
Ryvkin
- Vladimir Ryvkin (1928-1989), birth name of Vladimir Sanin, Russian traveler and writer
See also
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