Kravets

See also: kravets

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Kravec, Kravetz, Kravietz, Kravitz, Krawiec, Krawietz, Krawitz

Etymology

From Ukrainian кравець (kravecʹ, “tailor”), Belarusian кравец (kravjec, “tailor”), Slovak kravec (“tailor”), or Polish krawiec (“tailor”). Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *kravьcь.

Proper noun

Kravets (plural Kravetses)

1. A surname from the Slavic languages.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kravets is the 34032^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 668 individuals. Kravets is most common among White (99.7%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kravets”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 350.