| ![Show Contents]() Boiko History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Etymology of BoikoWhat does the name Boiko mean? The surname Boiko is a nickname type surname that came from a person who was timid or fearful. The name Boiko 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 Boiko 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 Boiko familyThe surname Boiko 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. Boiko 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.
| Boiko migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Boiko Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Petra Boiko, aged 46, settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Belgravia" in 1904 2
- Grsegorz Boiko, aged 23, settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Patricia" in 1905 2
- Wasyl Boiko, aged 38, settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Kaiserin Auguste Victoria" in 1906 2
- Stefan Boiko, aged 4, settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Gera" in 1907 2
- Elizabeth Boiko, aged 22, settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Gera" in 1907 2
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| Boiko migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Boiko Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century- Michael Boiko, who landed in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1898
- Petro Boiko, who arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1898
| Contemporary Notables of the name Boiko (post 1700) | + |
- Dmytro Boiko (b. 1986), Ukrainian sabre fencer
- Hennadii Boiko (b. 1974), Ukrainian three-time gold medalist Paralympic swimmer who competed at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Vitaliy Fedorovych Boiko (1937-2020), Ukrainian lawyer, diplomat, and Minister of Justice
- Aleksandra Leontievna Boiko (1918-1996), Russian tank commander in the Soviet Army active in the Eastern Front of the Second World War
- Viktor Anatoliyovych Boiko, Ukrainian politician, former Minister of Environmental Protection of Ukraine and a former Deputy Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food
- Vladislav Yevgenevich Boiko (b. 1995), Russian professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for HC Shakhtyor Soligorsk in the Belarusian Extraleague
- Dmytro Boiko (b. 1986), Ukrainian sabre fencer who won a silver medal in the sabre team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships
- Yustyn Boiko (b. 1977), Ukrainian religious figure, hieromonk-studite, writer, blogger, Doctor of Theology (2012)
- Iulian Serhiyovych Boiko (b. 2005), Ukrainian snooker player who was professional from 2020 to 2022
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