Krawiec ( ) is a

Polish surname Polish names have two main elements: the given name, and the surname. The usage of personal names in Poland is generally governed by civil law (legal system), civil law, church law, personal taste and family custom. The law requires a given nam ...

meaning "

tailor A tailor is a person who makes or alters clothing, particularly in men's clothing. The Oxford English Dictionary dates the term to the thirteenth century. History Although clothing construction goes back to prehistory, there is evidence of ...

". Males and females use the same form in modern Poland. The surname is related to Kravets, Kravec, and

Kravitz Kravits, Kravitz, Kravit are Yiddish occupational surnames derived from the Ukrainian word ''кравець'' (see Kravets), "tailor". The surname may refer to: * Amy Kravitz, American film director *Andy Kravitz, American drummer * Asher Kravi ...

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* Ed Krawiec (born 1976), American motorcycle racer *

Jan Krawiec Jan Krawiec (15 June 1919 — 28 October 2020) was a Polish-American journalist, historian, and political activist. He was chief editor of Chicago's leading Polish language newspaper. Biography Krawiec was born in Bachórzec, Bachorce, Poland. ...

(1919–2020), Polish-American journalist *

Joyce Krawiec Joyce Krawiec (born June 14, 1945) is an American politician who served in the North Carolina Senate The North Carolina Senate is the Upper house, upper chamber of the North Carolina General Assembly, which along with the North Carolina House ...

(born 1945), American politician *

Ken Kravec Kenneth Peter Kravec (born July 29, 1951) is an American professional baseball scout and a former Major League pitcher and front office official. The , left-hander appeared in 160 games pitched, 128 as a starter, exclusively for the White Sox ...

(born 1951), American baseball player *

Kevin Krawietz Kevin Krawietz (born 24 January 1992) is a German professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. He achieved his career-high doubles ranking of world No. 5 on 10 February 2025. Krawietz has won eleven doubles titles on the ATP Tour, inclu ...

(born 1992), German tennis player * Michael Krawitz, American cannabis activist * Richard Krawiec (born 1952), American writer

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