Krawczyk is the 17th most common

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Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

(64,543 people in 2009). Ministry of Interior (Poland).
Statystyka najpopularniejszych nazwisk występujących w Polsce in 2009
'' (The most popular surnames in Poland in 2009). ''Tailor's Son'' is an English translation of the name. The Polish root ''krawiec'' translates as ''

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 ...

'' and the suffix ''czyk'' as ''son of''. Notable people with this name include: *

Albert Krawczyk Albert Chester Krawczyk (born August 24, 1934) is an American politician who served three terms in the Vermont House of Representatives. Elected each time as a Democrat, he announced in November 2002 that he was switching to the Republican Party. ...

(born 1934), American politician who served three terms in the Vermont House of Representatives *

Andrzej Krawczyk Andrzej Krawczyk (born 11 April 1976, in Płońsk) is a retired Polish discus thrower. His personal best throw is 65.56 metres, achieved in July 2005 in Norrtälje. Career He started out in the shot put and was the bronze medallist at the Europea ...

(born 1976), Polish discus thrower * Andy Krawczyk, The Wire character *

Betty Krawczyk Betty Shiver Krawczyk (born August 1928) is a Louisiana-born, British Columbia, Canada based environmental activist, author and former political candidate. Krawczyk is well known locally for having been arrested and imprisoned numerous times for d ...

(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 Desirae Marie Krawczyk (; born January 11, 1994) is an American professional tennis player who specialises in doubles. Krawczyk has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 10, achieved in July 2022, and has won seven titles on the WTA Tour, ...

(born 1994), American tennis player *

Eliana Krawczyk Eliana María Krawczyk (5 March 1982 – 15 November 2017) was an Officer (armed forces), officer of the Argentine Navy. She was among the 44 crew members of the Argentine submarine ARA San Juan (S-42), ARA ''San Juan'' when it sank on 15 Novemb ...

(1982–2017), Argentine military officer *

Gérard Krawczyk Gérard Krawczyk (17 May 1953, Paris) is a French film director. He is of Polish descent (his grandparents were from Częstochowa). Filmography Director * ''Homicide by Night'' (1984) * ''Je hais les acteurs'' (a.k.a. ''I hate actors'') (1986 ...

(born 1953), French film director * Glenn Krawczyk,

Icehouse Icehouse or ice house may refer to: * Ice house (building), a building where ice is stored * Ice shanty, a shelter for ice fishing also known as an ''Icehouse'' * Ice skating rink, a facility for ice skating. * Ice hockey arena, an area where ice ...

guitarist * Henry Krawczyk (born 1946), American sprint canoer * Henryk Krawczyk (born 1946), professor and rector of Gdańsk University of Technology *

Hugo Krawczyk Hugo Krawczyk is an Argentine-Israeli cryptographer best known for co-inventing the HMAC message authentication algorithm and contributing in fundamental ways to the cryptographic architecture of central Internet standards, including IPsec, IKE, ...

, 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 Judy Krawczyk (born January 24, 1939) is an American Republican Party (United States), Republican politician from Wisconsin. Born in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Krawczyk was a businesswoman. She served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 2001 to 2007, ...

(born 1939), American Republican politician from Wisconsin *

Karina Krawczyk Karina Krawczyk (born 5 August 1971) is a German actress and occasionally works as a fashion model. Acting career Karina Krawczyk speaks Polish, German, English, and French fluently. She studied acting at the theater school Jacques Lecoq in Pa ...

(born 1971), German actress * Karol Krawczyk,

Miodowe lata ''Miodowe lata'' (lit. ''Honey years'') is a popular Polish television sitcom, produced by Polsat from 1998 to 2003. It is the Polish version of the American sitcom ''The Honeymooners''. The sitcom was realised in the Warsaw theatre. In 2004 t ...

character *

Katarzyna Krawczyk Katarzyna Krawczyk (born 6 September 1990) is a Polish freestyle wrestler. She is a bronze medalist at the World Wrestling Championships and a two-time bronze medalist at the European Wrestling Championships. She competed in the Wrestling at the ...

(born 1990), Polish wrestler *

Krzysztof Krawczyk Krzysztof January Krawczyk (; 8 September 1946 – 5 April 2021) was a Polish baritone pop singer, guitarist and composer. He was the vocalist of a popular Polish band, Trubadurzy ("the Troubadours"), from 1963 to 1973 when he started his ...

(1946–2021), Polish pop singer *

Krzysztof Krawczyk (athlete) Krzysztof Krawczyk (born 28 January 1962 in Wałbrzych) is a Polish former high jumper. He represented his country at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly ...

(born 1962), Polish former high jumper *

Marek Krawczyk Marek Krawczyk (born 23 March 1976 in Gdańsk, Pomorskie) is a retired breaststroke swimmer from Poland, who competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 (Atlanta, Georgia). As a member of AZS-AWF Gda ...

(born 1976), Polish breaststroke swimmer *

Marianne Krawczyk Marianne Krawczyk () (born June 24, 1964) is a screenwriter and video game writer. She wrote the screenplay for ''Appleseed Alpha'' (2014), based on the manga by Masamune Shirow and directed by Shinji Aramaki. Krawczyk is best known for writing th ...

(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 Szymon Krawczyk (born 8 August 1998) is a Polish racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . He rode in the men's team pursuit event at the 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. Major results ;2015 : 1st Road race, ...

(born 1998), Polish cyclist * Tadeusz Krawczyk (born 1959), Polish racing cyclist

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