Find out how popular the last name Kravets is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Kravets.

Kravets, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Kravets surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kravets in America

Kravets is the 34032nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kravets surname appeared 668 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Kravets.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kravets to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Kravets

The surname KRAVETS has its origins in Eastern Europe, specifically in Ukraine and parts of Russia. It is a occupational name derived from the Ukrainian and Russian word "kravets," which means "tailor" or "seamster." The name first emerged in the 14th century and was given to individuals who worked as tailors or in the textile industry.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name KRAVETS can be found in the Lviv Regional Archives, where a merchant named Ivan KRAVETS is mentioned in a document dated 1463. This suggests that the name was already well-established in the region by the mid-15th century.

In the 16th century, the name KRAVETS appeared in various historical records, including the Metryka Litewska (Lithuanian Metrica), a collection of documents from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. One notable individual from this period was Fyodor KRAVETS, a merchant from the city of Novgorod who was involved in trade with the Hanseatic League in the late 1500s.

During the 17th century, the name KRAVETS continued to spread across Ukraine and Russia. In 1667, a census record from the city of Kyiv listed several families with the surname KRAVETS, indicating its prevalence in the region.

One of the most notable figures with the surname KRAVETS was Taras KRAVETS (1776-1851), a Ukrainian writer and translator who played a significant role in the development of Ukrainian literature during the Romantic period. Another influential individual was Mykola KRAVETS (1858-1917), a Ukrainian painter and art teacher who helped establish the Kyiv School of Art.

In the 19th century, the name KRAVETS was also found in parts of Russia. For example, Yegor KRAVETS (1819-1892) was a Russian physicist and mathematician who made significant contributions to the field of optics.

As the KRAVETS surname spread throughout Eastern Europe, variations in spelling emerged, such as KRAVCHENKO, KRAVCHUK, and KRAVTSOV. These variations often reflected regional dialects or linguistic influences.

While the surname KRAVETS is most commonly associated with Ukraine and Russia, it can also be found in other parts of Eastern Europe, such as Belarus and Poland, where individuals of Ukrainian or Russian descent settled over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kravets

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Kravets.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Kravets was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Kravets has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Kravets was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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