Shvets (alternative transliterations: Szwec/Szwiec, Shwets, Schwets, Švets, Švec, Svec, Shwec, Chvets) is a Ukrainian (Швець Shvets) occupational surname literally meaning "cobbler" or "shoemaker". In Russian the word means "tailor" (obsolete). It may also be a phonetic respelling of Czech "Švec".
The surname may refer to: Anton Shvets (born 1993), Ukrainian-born Russian footballer Fedir Shvets (1882–1940), Ukrainian geologist, public activist and statesman Oksana Shvets (1955—2022), Ukrainian actress Serhiy Shvets (footballer) (born 1992), Ukrainian footballer Serhiy Shvets (politician) (1976–2025), Ukrainian politician Yana Shvets (born 1989), Ukrainian singer Yuri Pavlovich Shvets (1902–1972), Soviet cinematic artist Yuri Shvets (born 1952), former KGB Major Mark Švets (born 1976), Estonian international footballer
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