Schochet
Surname list
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Schochet, Shochet (Hebrew: שוחט), Shoihet (Hebrew: שויחט), Shaikhet (Hebrew: שייחט), Shochat/Shohat, etc. are variations of an occupational surname derived from the Hebrew word shochet for "kosher slaughterer". Notable persons with that name include:
- Amanda Schochet, founder of MICRO
- Arkady Shaikhet (1898–1959), Soviet photographer
- Aryeh Leib Schochet (1845–1928), Ukrainian rabbi
- Chaim Schochet (born 1987), American real estate manager and developer
- Ezra Schochet, American rabbi
- Jacob Immanuel Schochet (1935–2013), Canadian rabbi
- Rebecca Shoichet, Canadian voice actress
- Shaul Yedidya Shochet
- Simeon Shoihet (1931–2010), Soviat and Moldovan architect
- Yitzchak Schochet, British rabbi