Boyko (name)

Boyko or Boiko (Cyrillic: Бойко, Polish: Bojko) is one of the most common surnames in Ukraine, which is also widespread in countries such as Russia, Canada, United States and other lands with a history of immigration from Ukraine.

It is also found in South Slavic countries, as a form of the name Бојан/Bojan (Boyan). The surname Boiko is also common amongst Ashkenazi Jews (amongst whom it is spelled as 'Boiko' or 'Boico'), and possibly it is a form of 'Boge', or 'boikil' meaning "quick".Jewish Family Names and Their Origins: An Etymological Dictionary, By Heinrich Heinrich Walter Guggenheimer, Eva H. Guggenheimer, KTAV Publishing House, Inc., 1992, 116 In Western Ukraine, it might originate from the name of a highlanders tribe.Ganzhina, I. M. (2001) Словарь современных русских фамилий. Moscow: Astrel. p. 71. .

It may also be a masculine given name in Bulgaria.

People

Surname Aleksandra Boiko (1918–1996), Soviet tank commander Andriy Boyko (born 1981), Ukrainian footballer Bohdan Boyko (born 1954), Ukrainian politician Brett Boyko (born 1992), Canadian football player Christopher A. Boyko (born 1954), American lawyer Darren Boyko (born 1964), Canadian ice hockey player Denys Boyko (born 1988), Ukrainian footballer Dmytro Boyko (born 1981), Ukrainian footballer Dmytro Boiko (born 1986), Ukrainian fencer Edgar Paul Boyko (1918–2002), American lawyer Eugene Boyko (1923–2003), Canadian film maker Georgi Boyko (1933–2002), Soviet and Ukrainian geologist Iulian Boiko (born 2005), Ukrainian snooker player Ivan Boyko (1910–1975), Soviet hero Natalya Boyko (1946–1996), Soviet canoeist Mark Boyko, American politician Oleg Boyko (born 1964), Russian oligarch Roman Boyko (born 1977), Russian politician Sergei Boyko (born 1971), Russian footballer Svetlana Boyko (born 1972), Russian fencer Vadzim Boyka, also Vadim Boyko (born 1978), Belarusian footballer Vitaliy Boyko (born 1997), Ukrainian footballer Volodymyr Boyko (1938–2015), Ukrainian entrepreneur and politician Yaroslav Boyko (born 1970), Russian actor Yuriy Boyko (born 1958), Ukrainian politician

Given name Boyko Aleksiev (born 1963), Bulgarian figure skater Boyko Borisov (born 1959), Prime Minister of Bulgaria Boyko Kamenov (born 1975), Bulgarian football manager and player Boyko Rashkov (born 1954), Bulgarian lawyer, state official and politician Boyko Vasilev (born 1970), Bulgarian journalist Boyko Velichkov (born 1974), Bulgarian footballer

Boiko Zvetanov (born 1955), Bulgarian opera singer

Boyko (name)

Bron en licentie