Kravtsov

Kravtsov
Family name
Meaning	"tailor"
Region of origin	Russia, Ukraine, Belarus

Kravtsov (Russian: Кравцов) is a Russian language surname, from the Polish or Ukrainian word krawiec/kravets, "tailor" (the native Russian word for "tailor" is portnoy). The official transcription for time of Russian Empire and during Russian Civil War was Krawtzoff. It may refer to:

Politics

lv:Valērijs Kravcovs (born 1961), Latvian politician

Sport

• Aleksandr Kravtsov (born 1974), Russian high jumper
• de:Jewgenija Alexandrowna Krawzowa, (born 1982), Russian biathlete.
• Denis Kravtsov (born 1990), Russian footballer
• pl:Grzegorz Krawców(born 1962), is a Polish sprint canoer on 1988 Summer Olympics in Soeul and on 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona
• Sergey Mikhailovich Kravtsov (born 1960), Belarusian Olympic sailor
• Sergey Tarasovich Kravtsov (born 1948), Ukrainian Olympic cyclist
• Igor Kravtsov (born 1973), Russian rower
• Pavel Kravtsov (born 1986), Russian footballer
• Viacheslav Kravtsov (born 1987), Ukrainian basketball player who plays in the National Basketball Association
• Vladimir Kravtsov (born 1949), Russian handball player

Arts

• pl:Makar Kraucou (1891–1939), Belarusian poet

Military

• Colonel Alexander J. Krawtzoff (1893–1920), military commander during Russian Civil War
• General Petr G. Krawtzoff (1861–1919), Major General of the Don Army

Nobility

• Krawtzoff family - Don Cossacks noble family

Other persons

• Major Natalya Meklin, née Kravtsova (1922–2005), was a much decorated World War II combat pilot in women-only air regiment of Night Witches.
• Sergey Kravtsov (disambiguation), several people with this name

See also

• 8812 Kravtsov, a main-belt asteroid