Sirota, Sierota, Sirotta or Syrota (Cyrillic: сирота) is a gender-neutral Slavic surname meaning orphan. It may refer to: Alexander Sirota (born 1976), Ukrainian photographer Beate Sirota (1923–2012), American performing arts director Benny Sirota (?–?), one of the founders of the Troika Pottery David Sirota (born 1975), American writer Gershon Sirota (1874–1943), Ukrainian musician Leo Sirota (1885–1965), Ukrainian pianist Louanne Sirota (born 1970), American actress Lyubov Sirota (born 1956), Ukrainian writer Milton Sirotta (1911–1981), American who coined the word "googol" Nick Sirota (born 1984), American ice hockey player Ruslan Sirota (born 1980), Ukrainian musician Oleksandr Syrota (born 2000), Ukrainian footballer Sydney Sierota, American musician Svyatoslav Syrota (born 1970), Ukrainian football player and administrator See also Echosmith Serota (disambiguation) References Slavic-language surnames Ukrainian-language surnames Jewish surnames