Krawczyk
A Polish surname meaning “son of the tailor” or, more broadly, one connected to tailoring.
The #9,258 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 87,812 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Krawczyk is a Polish surname built on krawiec, “tailor,” with the diminutive/relational suffix -czyk. In surnames, that ending often means “son of,” “descendant of,” or sometimes simply “young man associated with.” The literal sense is therefore roughly “tailor’s son” or “little tailor.”
History
The name is especially common in Poland and in Polish diaspora communities in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. It developed as a hereditary surname from a nickname or occupational label and became fixed as family names became hereditary in Central and Eastern Europe. English-language records may sometimes simplify or respell it, but Krawczyk is the standard Polish form.
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Fun fact
The ending -czyk is a very common Polish surname element, and it often signals a family link rather than an actual occupation in later generations.