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).[1]

Proper noun

Kravetz (plural Kravetzes)

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.

References

Simpson, G. W. (1951). The Names "Rus", "Russia", "Ukraine" and Their Historical Background. Canada: Trident Press, p. 14

Further reading

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

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