Rivkin

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