Kravitz

• (surname): Kravec, Kravets, Kravetz, Kravietz, Krawiec, Krawietz, Krawitz

From a Slavic language, e.g. Belarusian кравец (kravjec, “tailor”), Ukrainian кравець (kravecʹ, “tailor”), Slovak kravec (“tailor”), or Polish krawiec (“tailor”). Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *kravьcь (compare *krojiti (“to cut”)).

Kravitz (plural Kravitzes)

1. A surname from the Slavic languages.
   • 2025 August 27, Jesse Hassenger, “Caught Stealing is Darren Aronofsky's funniest film, even if it still turns bleak”, in AV Club‎^[1], archived from the original on 28 August 2025:

     He and Kravitz may have to engage in a few too many convenient exchanges complaining about Giuliani-era gentrification, but their chemistry is palpable, and so are their differing levels of New Yorkiness, as she playfully ribs his mama’s-boy out-of-towner vibe.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kravitz is the 10837^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2938 individuals. Kravitz is most common among White (94.52%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kravitz”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 350.