Krawczyk is the 17th most common surname in Poland (64,543 people in 2009). 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:
- Albert Krawczyk (born 1934), American politician who served three terms in the Vermont House of Representatives
- Andrzej Krawczyk (born 1976), Polish discus thrower
- Betty Krawczyk (born 1928), North American environmental activist, author and former political candidate
- Bogusław Krawczyk (1906–1941), submarine commander of the Polish Navy during World War II
- Desirae Krawczyk (born 1994), American tennis player
- Eliana Krawczyk (1982–2017), Argentine military officer
- Gérard Krawczyk (born 1953), French film director
- Glenn Krawczyk, Icehouse guitarist
- Henry Krawczyk (born 1946), American sprint canoer
- Henryk Krawczyk (born 1946), professor and rector of Gdańsk University of Technology
- Hugo Krawczyk, Argentine-Israeli cryptographer
- Jacek Krawczyk (born 1949), Polish swimmer
- Jan Krawczyk (1956–2018), Polish racing cyclist
- Janusz Krawczyk (1949–2021), Polish luger
- Jerzy Krawczyk (1928–2008), Polish boxer
- Johanna Krawczyk (born 1984), French writer and screenwriter
- Joseph L. Krawczyk Jr. (born 1947), Republican politician who was elected and served in the Vermont House of Representatives
- Judy Krawczyk (born 1939), American Republican politician from Wisconsin
- Karina Krawczyk (born 1971), German actress
- Katarzyna Krawczyk (born 1990), Polish wrestler
- Krzysztof Krawczyk (1946–2021), Polish pop singer
- Krzysztof Krawczyk (athlete) (born 1962), Polish former high jumper
- Marek Krawczyk (born 1976), Polish breaststroke swimmer
- Marianne Krawczyk (born 1964), American screenwriter and video game writer
- Monika Krawczyk, Polish road cyclist
- Piotr Krawczyk (born 1994), Polish footballer
- Ray Krawczyk (born 1959), American professional baseball player
- Richard Krawczyk (born 1947), French retired professional football midfielder
- Robert Krawczyk (born 1978), Polish judoka
- Sławomir Krawczyk (born 1963), Polish road cyclist
- Stephan Krawczyk (born 1955), German writer and songwriter
- Szymon Krawczyk (born 1998), Polish cyclist
- Tadeusz Krawczyk (born 1959), Polish racing cyclist
Fictional characters
- Andy Krawczyk, The Wire character
- Karol Krawczyk, Miodowe lata character
References
- Ministry of Interior (Poland). Statystyka najpopularniejszych nazwisk występujących w Polsce in 2009 Archived 2013-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (The most popular surnames in Poland in 2009). Retrieved August 19, 2013.
Surname listThis page lists people with the surname Krawczyk. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.
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| Other | Darzi, Szabó, Raftis/Ράφτης, Terzioğlu, Terzi | |