Explore the Family Name Kravets

The meaning of Kravets

Ukrainian, Rusyn, Belorussian, and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): occupational name from Ukrainian, Rusyn, and Belorussian kravets ‘tailor’, a derivative of Old Slavic kravati ‘to cut’. Compare Kravec, Kravetz, and Kravitz. Some characteristic forenames: Russian Vladimir, Leonid, Mikhail, Boris, Igor, Lev, Anatoly, Arkady, Galina, Nikolay, Sergey, Zinovy. Jewish Aron, Yakov, Fayvel, Hyman, Mikhael, Naum, Sima, Tsilya.

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How common is the last name Kravets in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Kravets has significantly increased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 41,522 in terms of popularity but by 2010, it had risen to rank 34,032, marking an increase of 18.04%. Similarly, the count of people bearing this surname also rose from 494 in 2000 to 668 in 2010, a rise of 35.22%. The proportion per 100,000 people also increased by 27.78% from 0.18 in 2000 to 0.23 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,522	#34,032	18.04%
Count	494	668	35.22%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.23	27.78%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kravets

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the Kravets surname identify as White. In 2000, 98.79% of individuals with this surname identified as White and this figure slightly increased to 99.70% in 2010. There was a minor representation of individuals identifying with two or more races in 2000 at 1.01%, but this dropped to zero by 2010. Other ethnic identities like Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native either showed no representation or the data was suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.79%	99.7%	0.92%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.01%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%