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