Explore the Family Name Krawiec

The meaning of Krawiec

Polish, Rusyn (from Poland), and Jewish (from Poland): occupational name for a tailor, Polish krawiec, from Old Slavic kravati ‘to cut’. Compare Kravec. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Zbigniew, Bronislaw, Czeslawa, Henryk, Mariusz, Piotr, Tadeusz, Wieslawa, Wlodzimierz, Wojciech, Zygmunt.

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

The surname Krawiec has seen a slight increase in popularity based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it ranked as the 22,336th most popular surname in the United States and by 2010, it climbed to 21,774th place marking a 2.52% change. The count of individuals with this surname also rose from 1,076 in 2000 to 1,194 in 2010, an increase of nearly 11%. Despite these increases, the proportion of people named Krawiec per 100,000 remained steady at 0.4.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,336	#21,774	2.52%
Count	1,076	1,194	10.97%
Proportion per 100k	0.4	0.4	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Krawiec

Regarding ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of people with the surname Krawiec identify as White—96.75% in 2000 and 96.57% in 2010. Over the 10-year period, the proportion identifying as having two or more races decreased from 1.58% to 0.92%, a significant drop of 41.77%. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic increased by 51.68%, albeit from a low base of 1.49% in 2000 to 2.26% in 2010. There were no individuals with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.75%	96.57%	-0.19%
Hispanic	1.49%	2.26%	51.68%
Two or More Races	1.58%	0.92%	-41.77%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%