Origin of the name Shitrit

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.