Kravetz

English

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Kravetz (plural Kravetzes)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kravetz is the 21272^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1232 individuals. Kravetz is most common among White (95.37%) individuals.

Further reading

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