Lapin (masculi) or Lapina (feminine) is a Russian patronymic surname . Notable people with the surname include: Lapin Aleksandr Lapin (general) (born 1964) Russian general Chay Lapin (born 1987), American water polo goalkeeper Daniel Lapin (born 1950), political commentator and American Orthodox rabbi David Lapin (born 1949), South African corporate advisor and rabbi Evgeny Lapin (born 1980), Russian ice hockey player Ivan Lapin (born 1988), Russian football player Gerri Lapin, pseudonym of Goldie Alexander (1936–2020), Australian author Lee Lapin (1948–2009), American author Leonhard Lapin (1947–2022), Estonian artist, architect and poet Nicole Lapin (born 1984), CNN anchor Nikita Lapin (born 1993), Russian footballer Raphael Lapin (born 1955), negotiation, mediation and communication expert Raymond Lapin (1919–1986), American politician Ron Lapin (1941–1995), American surgeon Sergey Lapin (police officer), Russian police officer Sergey Georgyevich Lapin (1912–1990), Soviet Union diplomat and politician Lapina Ginta Lapiņa (born 1989), Latvian model Marina Lapina (born 1981), Russian-born Azerbaijani hammer thrower Svetlana Lapina (born 1978), Russian high jumper See also Mon Lapin quotidien, formerly Lapin, a French language comic published by L'Association Rabbit, or lapin in French, mammal in the family Leporidae Rabbit hair, or lapin, the fur of the common or Angora rabbit Suzuki Lapin, a Japanese car Russian-language surnames Jewish surnames Patronymic surnames