1897 census surname
Shapiro
According to Rootera’s index, 366 people recorded as Shapiro or related archive spellings were found across 122 census sheets. The surname appears most frequently in Dvinsk, Kreslavka, and Dagda.
Spelling forms
This page groups spelling variants associated with the same surname. Archive forms come directly from the indexed census records; Western spellings are included to support family-history research.
Where the surname appears
- Dvinsk299
- Kreslavka17
- Dagda10
- Preili8
- Rezhitsa8
- Bērzgales (Kuļņevas) Parish6
- Baltinavas Parish5
- Krāslavas Parish5
- Višķu Parish5
- Rēznas (Rozenmuižas) Parish2
- Ružinas (Tiskādu) Parish1
About these spelling forms
Rootera’s index records this surname in Cyrillic as “Сапиро”, “Шапира”, and “Шапиро”, with “sapira” and “sapiro” in the Latin transcription. Researchers using Western-language sources may also encounter “Schapira”, “Schapiro”, “Shapira”, “Shapiro”, and “Szapiro”. These spelling alternatives help with discovery, but each match should be checked against the original census sheet.
Explore Shapiro census records
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Search ShapiroSurname spellings may vary between the handwritten census sheets and the index. Rootera’s index is continuously reviewed and corrected.