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

Kravik, 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 Kravik surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kravik in America

Kravik is the 150452nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kravik surname appeared 109 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 Kravik.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kravik 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 Kravik

The surname KRAVIK originated in Norway during the 13th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old Norse word 'kraki', meaning a hooked or crooked person, possibly referring to someone with a physical deformity or a distinctive posture. The name was initially spelled 'Kraki' or 'Krake' in early Norwegian records.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name KRAVIK can be found in the Diplomatarium Norvegicum, a collection of Norwegian medieval documents dating back to the 12th century. A farmer named Tormod Krake is mentioned in a land transaction record from the year 1275 in the Østfold region of Norway.

In the 16th century, the name KRAVIK appeared in various parish records and tax rolls across Norway, particularly in the counties of Østfold, Vestfold, and Telemark. Notable individuals from this period include Halvor Kravik, a prominent landowner in Sandefjord, who was born in 1542 and died in 1612.

As the name spread across Norway, local variations in spelling emerged, such as 'Kravik', 'Kravikk', and 'Kravick'. One of the earliest known examples of the 'KRAVIK' spelling can be traced back to a baptismal record from the village of Tønsberg in 1683, where a child named Ingrid Kravik was born to parents Nils and Marit Kravik.

During the 18th century, the KRAVIK name gained prominence in the coastal areas of Norway, where several families were involved in maritime activities. One notable figure was Captain Peder Kravik, a skilled navigator from Arendal, who was born in 1732 and captained several merchant ships during his lifetime.

Another prominent individual with the KRAVIK surname was Hans Kravik, a renowned blacksmith and metalworker from Skien, who lived from 1775 to 1842. His intricate ironwork can still be seen in several churches and public buildings in the Telemark region.

As the 19th century dawned, the KRAVIK name spread beyond Norway's borders, with individuals bearing this surname migrating to other parts of Scandinavia and Europe. One such individual was the Swedish artist Carl Kravik, born in 1856 in Gothenburg to Norwegian parents, who gained recognition for his landscape paintings depicting the rugged beauty of the Swedish countryside.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kravik

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

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 Kravik 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 Kravik 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 Kravik was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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