Kravitz

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

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

Kravitz (plural Kravitzes)

1. A surname from the Slavic languages.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kravitz is the 10837^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2938 individuals. Kravitz is most common among White (94.52%) individuals.

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