Kravetz
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Kravetz (plural Kravetzes)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Kravetz is the 21272nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1232 individuals. Kravetz is most common among White (95.37%) individuals.
References edit
- ^ Simpson, G. W. (1951). The Names "Rus", "Russia", "Ukraine" and Their Historical Background. Canada: Trident Press, p. 14
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kravetz”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 350.