Show ContentsBoyko History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The surname Boyko is a nickname type surname that came from a person who was timid or fearful. The name Boyko is derived from the Slavic word bojazli, which means timid or fearful, or from the related word bojazn, which means fear or dread. This name is also of local origin and is the name of Bojko mountains, which are in Western Ukraine.

Boyko Ranking

In Russia, the name Boyko is the 138th most popular surname with an estimated 85,392 people with that name. 1


United States Boyko migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Boyko Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Sala Boyko, aged 36, who landed in America from Kiew, in 1902
  • Leib Boyko, aged 35, who immigrated to America from Wilchanke, in 1903
  • Kaska Boyko, aged 16, who landed in America from Kagadiwm, Austria-Galizia, in 1909
  • Sergey Boyko, aged 30, who immigrated to the United States from Belitzk, Russia, in 1912
  • Jefim Boyko, aged 25, who settled in America from Basalia, Russia, in 1913
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Canada Boyko migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Boyko Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
  • Kost Boyko, who landed in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1897
  • Kyrylo Boyko, who arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1897
  • Dmytro Boyko, who arrived in Quebec in 1897
  • Anton Boyko, who landed in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1898
  • Peter Boyko, who landed in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1898
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Boyko (post 1700) +

  • Christopher Allan Boyko (b. 1954), American federal judge
  • Georgi Boyko (1933-2002), Ukrainian and Soviet petroleum geologist
  • Denys Oleksandrovych Boyko (b. 1988), Ukrainian professional football goalkeeper
  • Bohdan Fedorovych Boyko, candidate in 2004 Ukrainian presidential election


  1. "Most Common Last Names in Russia." Forebears, https://forebears.io/russia/surnames


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