Show ContentsKravetz History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The Kravetz surname was an occupational name derived from the Ukrainian word "kravchik," a diminutive form of the Polish word "krawiec," which mean "tailor." Both of these words are derived from the Old Slavic word "kroit," which meant "to cut."

Kravetz Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Krovyak, Kravyak, Krovak, Krov, Krovanetsky, Kravchuk, Kravets, Kravchenko, Kravcheniuk, Kravch, Kravchik, Krawchenko, Krawec, Krawetz and many more.


United States Kravetz migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Kravetz Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Zuzanna Kravetz, aged 3, who immigrated to the United States from Tesztrel, Hungary, in 1907
  • Sose Kravetz, aged 23, who immigrated to America from Gaduthiski, Russia, in 1909
  • Morris Kravetz, aged 32, who immigrated to the United States from Manchester, England, in 1910
  • Reisel Kravetz, aged 40, who landed in America from Belostok, Russia, in 1910
  • Chaim Kravetz, aged 11, who immigrated to America from Belostok, Russia, in 1910
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Contemporary Notables of the name Kravetz (post 1700) +

  • Marc Kravetz (1942-2022), French reporter and journalist, recipient of the Albert Londres Prize in 1980 for his reporting on the Iranian Revolution

Empress of Ireland
  • Mr. Larion Kravetz (d. 1914), Polish Third Class Passenger from Aleksandrów, Poland who was traveling aboard the Empress of Ireland and died in the sinking 1


  1. Commemoration Empress of Ireland 2014. (Retrieved 2014, June 17) . Retrieved from http://www.empress2014.ca/seclangen/listepsc1.html


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