The clan of Shitrit
- Last name translations Sheetrit , Shithrith , Shitrit , Шитрит , שטריט , שיטריט , שיתרית
- Related articles Происхождение фамилии Шитрит
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Origin of Shitrit name
Surname Shitrit is a Moroccan-Sefardic surname.
Surname Shitrit belongs to the group of Jewish surnames which reflects characteristics, personal features, properties of nature or some special features of its first carriers.
Thus the surname Shitrit comes from the word “shater” that means “brave, observant, capable” in Arabic.
The surname Shitrit is found in chronicles since the 17th century. Thus, Chaim Shitrit was the rabbi of town of Rif in Morocco, Machlof Ben Shitrit - rabbi of Mekne community etc.
Among famous contemporary members of the Shitrit clan we can mention the musician Mikha Shitrit, poet and writer Sami Shalom Shitrit, Israeli politician and minister Meir Shitrit, Israeli statesman - Bechor Shalom Shitrit whose name is signed under the Declaration of Independence of Israel.
Dear representatives of the Shitrit clan
We would like to invite you to help us ressurect the history of your family, to link up the branches of your family tree and to find relatives abroad. Among Jews, due to the manner in which family names were acquired and passed down, there are relatively few people who, although unrelated, bear the same surname as one another. The majority of Jewish people who bear a certain family name can usually trace their roots back to a common ancestor about 5-6 generations back. Further, when two Jewish people bear the same surname, they are usually members of the same broader 'clan', descended of the same extended family.Resurrect your History - for he, who owns the Past also owns the Future.
Let your family be entered into the Book of Generations!
