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.

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.

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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