| ![Show Contents]() Boychuk History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Etymology of BoychukWhat does the name Boychuk mean? The surname Boychuk is a nickname type surname that came from a person who was timid or fearful. The name Boychuk 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 Boychuk 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 Boychuk familyThe surname Boychuk 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. Boychuk 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.
| Boychuk migration to the United States | + |
Boychuk Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Peter Boychuk, aged 34, Polish settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Statendam" in 1936 2
| Boychuk migration to Canada | + |
Boychuk Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century- Alex Boychuk, who landed in Canada in 1897
- Hilko Boychuk, who arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1897
- Ivan Boychuk, who landed in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1897
- Elko Boychuk, who landed in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1897
- Wasyl Boychuk, who arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1898
| Contemporary Notables of the name Boychuk (post 1700) | + |
- Taras Mykolayovych Boychuk (b. 1966), Ukrainian scientist in the field of chronobiology and chronotoxicology
- Tymofiy Lvovich Boychuk (1896-1922), sometimes called Tymko, Ukrainian painter
- Mykhailo Lvovych Boychuk (1882-1937), Ukrainian monumentalist and modernist painter
- Maksim Sergeyevich Boychuk (b. 1997), Russian football player
- John Paul Boychuk (b. 1984), Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman
- Ihor Vasylyovych Boychuk (b. 1994), professional Ukrainian football midfielder
- Bohdan Boychuk (b. 1996), Ukrainian professional footballer
- Andrew Boychuk (b. 1941), Canadian retired long-distance runner
- Riley Boychuk (b. 1991), Canadian professional NHL ice hockey player from Abbotsford, British Columbia
- ... (Another 2 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
- 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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