Boyko (surname)

Boyko or Boiko (Cyrillic: Бойко, Polish: Bojko) is a common surname among people with origins in Western Ukraine, including in Canada and the United States. It is one of the most common surnames in Ukraine.

It is very often 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').[1]

In Bulgaria Boiko is a given name.

See also

References

  1. Jewish Family Names and Their Origins: An Etymological Dictionary, By Heinrich Heinrich Walter Guggenheimer, Eva H. Guggenheimer, KTAV Publishing House, Inc., 1992 , 116
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