Show ContentsBobko History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The surname Bobko is derived from the Russian and Polish word baba, which means grandmother or old woman. Originally, this name meant "son of an old woman." It also developed into a nickname for an "old man."

Bobko Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Babyak, Babiuk, Babchak, Babchik, Babka, Baba, Babiak, Babych, Babytsch, Babenko, Babko, Bobiak, Bobyak, Bobchuk, Bobchiuk, Bobko and many more.


Contemporary Notables of the name Bobko (post 1700) +

  • Colonel Karol Joseph Bobko (b. 1937), American engineer and former NASA astronaut with 386 hours in space 1


  1. NASA Astronauts Homepage. (Retrieved 2010, September 27) Karol Bobko. Retrieved from http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/bobko-kj.html


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