Lifshitz (or Lifschitz) is a surname, which may be derived from the Polish city of Głubczyce (German: Leobschütz).
The surname has many variants, including: Lifshitz, Lifschitz, Lifshits, Lifshuts, Lefschetz; Lipschitz (Lipshitz), Lipshits, Lipschutz (Lipschütz), Lipshutz, Lüpschütz; Libschitz; Livshits; Lifszyc, Lipszyc.
The surname may refer to: