Krawczyk

Krawczyk is the 17th most common surname in Poland (64,543 people in 2009).^[1] Tailor's Son is an English translation of the name. The Polish root krawiec translates as tailor and the suffix czyk as son of.

Notable people with this name include:

Andrzej Krawczyk (born 1976), Polish discus thrower
Betty Krawczyk (born 1928), North American environmental activist, author and former political candidate
Jacek Krawczyk, Polish swimmer
Janusz Krawczyk, Polish luger
Katarzyna Krawczyk, Polish wrestler
Krzysztof Krawczyk (singer) (born 1946), Polish pop singer
Marek Krawczyk (born 1976), Polish breaststroke swimmer
Ray Krawczyk (born 1959), American professional baseball player
Richard Krawczyk (born 1947), French retired professional football midfielder
Robert Krawczyk (born 1978), Polish judoka

References

↑ Ministry of Interior (Poland). Statystyka najpopularniejszych nazwisk występujących w Polsce in 2009 (The most popular surnames in Poland in 2009). Retrieved August 19, 2013.

Surnames associated with the occupations of tailor/seamster

Germanic	Tayler, Taylor Schneider, Sneijder, Snijders, Schnyder, Schnider, Schnieder, Schnaider Anglicized: Snyder, Snyders, Snider; Polonized: Sznajder; Russified: Shneider Schröder/Schroeder Shnaider Snyman Znaider (זנאַידער, Yiddish), Kleid (קליידל, Yiddish)

Romance	Sarti, Sarto, Del Sarto, Sartre, Sartori, Sartorius Sastre Couturier, Couture, Croitoru, Croitor

Slavic	Kravets (Yiddish calques: Kravits/Kravitz), Kravtsov/Krawtzoff, Kravchenko, Kravchuk Krawiec, Krawczyk, Krawczak, Krawczuk (Yiddish calque: Krawtz) Krajčí (Krajci), Krajčík, Krajčír (Kraicir), Krejčí, Krejčík, Krejčír Portnoy, Portnov, Portnyagin

Semitic	Chait/Khait Al Khayat/El Khayat Ibn Khayyat Bint Khayyat Khayat

Other	Darzi, Szabó, Raftis/Ράφτης, Terzioğlu, Quemener, Le Gourrierec

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