| ![Show Contents]() Boike History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of BoikeWhat does the name Boike mean? The surname Boike is a nickname type surname that came from a person who was timid or fearful. The name Boike is derived from the Slavic word bojazli, which means timid or fearful, or from the related word bojazn, which means fear or dread. 1 This name is also of local origin and is the name of Bojko mountains, which are in Western Ukraine. It is quite likely that the Boike surname finds its roots with the Slav tribe, the Boykians, who lived in Boikivshchyna, the uplands of Stryj and Sambir regions, in Transcarpathia, Western Ukraine. In this case, this name may have derived from Slavic term "boj" meaning "battle, struggle." Early Origins of the Boike familyThe surname Boike was first found in Transcarpathia, Western Ukraine. In this instance, the surname derives its origin from the Bojko, also anglicized Boyko and Boyco, mountains located in Western Ukraine. It should be noted that the surname as Bojchuk is also found in southern Poland, as the Polish region of Galicia (south Poland) was at one time a Ukrainian principality founded in the twelfth century, and after the First World War was claimed by the newly established Ukrainian Republic but was awarded to Poland. Boike Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Boiko, Boyko, Bayko, Beyko, Boykovich, Boikovich, Boikin, Boykin, Boykovsky, Boykints, Boychik, Boychak, Boychuck, Boycheniuk, Boychisko, Boik and many more.
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Boike Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- August Boike, aged 7, Prussian settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "N. G. America" in 1870 2
- Barbara Boike, aged 52, German settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "General Werder" in 1881 2
- Josef Boike, aged 28, German settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "General Werder" in 1881 2
- Dorothe Boike, aged 21, German settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "General Werder" in 1881 2
- Alecitz Boike, aged 24, settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Palatia" in 1898 2
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Boike Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Kea Boike, who arrived in Iowa in 1902
- Kea Janssen Boike, who settled in Iowa in 1902
- Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
- Ellis Island Search retrieved 21st October 2021. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result
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