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

Ryvkin

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