Type Word Usage Medieval Slavic Meaning & History Slavic word meaning "tailor, shoemaker, cobbler" [1]. Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Surname DescendantsŠevčík(Czech) Szewc(Polish) Shvets, Shwetz(Russian) Shevchenko, Shevchuk, Shvets, Shwetz(Ukrainian) Sources & References Derksen, Rick. Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon. Brill, 2008, page 488.