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; Polish form of this surname is Rywkin).

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 (1919–1967), 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 (1956–2024), 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) (1948–2026), American music producer

• Neta Rivkin (born 1991), Israeli rhythmic gymnast

• Rene Rivkin (1944–2005), Australian entrepreneur

Ryvkin

• Vladimir Ryvkin (1928–1989), birth name of Vladimir Sanin, Russian traveler and writer

See also

• Rifkind

• Rivkind

• Rivlin

• Gary Ruvkun (born 1952), American molecular biologist and Nobel laureate