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".^[1] In Western Ukraine, it might originate from the name of a highlanders tribe.^[2]

It may also be a masculine given name in Bulgaria.

^ 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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[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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