What is "shvets"

Shvets (alternate spellings Shwets, Schwets, Švets, Svets, Chvets; , shvets') is a Ukrainian occupational surname literally meaning cobbler/ shoemaker.

The surname may refer to:

• Anton Shvets, a Ukrainian-born Russian footballer
• Fedir Shvets (1882–1940), Ukrainian geologist, public activist, and statesman
• Yuri Pavlovich Shvets (1902–1972), Soviet cinematic artist
• Yuri Shvets (born 1952), KGB Major
• Mark Švets (born 1976), Estonian international footballer