Kravitz
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
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 (compare *krojiti (“to cut”)).
Proper noun
Kravitz (plural Kravitzes)
- A surname from the Slavic languages.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Kravitz is the 10837th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2938 individuals. Kravitz is most common among White (94.52%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kravitz”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 350.