Boyko History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Boyko

What does the name Boyko mean?

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. 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 Boyko 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 Boyko family

The surname Boyko 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.

Boyko Spelling Variations

Spelling 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.

Boyko Ranking

Russia, the name Boyko is the 138^th most popular surname with an estimated 85,392 people with that name. 2

Boyko migration to the United States +

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
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Boyko migration to Canada +

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
Peter Boyko, who landed in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1898
Petro Boyko, who arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1898
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Contemporary Notables of the name Boyko (post 1700) +

Mark Boyko, American politician, Member of the Missouri House of Representatives (2025-)
Edgar Paul Boyko (1918-2002), American lawyer, Attorney General for the State of Alaska (1967-1968)
Christopher A. Boyko (b. 1954), American lawyer and jurist, Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (2020-)
Georgi Boyko (1933-2002), Ukrainian and Soviet petroleum geologist
Denys Oleksandrovych Boyko (b. 1988), Ukrainian professional football goalkeeper
Maria Nikolaevna Boyko (b. 1997), Russian singer
Sergei Boyko (b. 1971), Russian footballer
Roman Boyko, Russian politician, Chairman of the Legislative Assembly of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast (2021-)
Oleg Boyko (b. 1964), Russian oligarch and international investor who resides in Switzerland
... (Another 11 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Sources +

Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
"Most Common Last Names in Russia." Forebears, https://forebears.io/russia/surnames