Explore the Family Name Kravetz

The meaning of Kravetz

1. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): variant of Kravets ‘tailor’. 2. Americanized form of Ukrainian, Rusyn, or Belorussian Kravets ‘tailor’ and its Rusyn variant (from Slovakia) Kravec.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Kravetz has noticeably increased between 2000 and 2010. In terms of ranking, it rose from 22,833 to 21,272, demonstrating an upward trend of 6.84%. The count of individuals with this surname also rose from 1,047 to 1,232, marking a significant growth of 17.67%. Furthermore, the proportion of people with the Kravetz surname per 100,000 individuals grew by 7.69% during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,833	#21,272	6.84%
Count	1,047	1,232	17.67%
Proportion per 100k	0.39	0.42	7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kravetz

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reflects some shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the Kravetz surname from 2000 to 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander went up by 42.11%, while those identifying as Hispanic saw a more substantial increase of 63.71%. However, the proportion of those reporting two or more races decreased by 48.95%. The majority of individuals with the Kravetz surname identified as White, although there was a slight decrease of 0.34% in this category. Notably, the Black community and American Indian and Alaskan Native community started appearing under this surname in the 2010 census, where they were absent in the 2000 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.7%	95.37%	-0.34%
Hispanic	1.24%	2.03%	63.71%
Two or More Races	2.39%	1.22%	-48.95%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.57%	0.81%	42.11%
Black	0%	0.57%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%