Find out how popular the last name Boich is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Boich.

Boich, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Boich surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Boich in America

Boich is the 159712th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Boich surname appeared 101 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Boich.

We can also compare 2010 data for Boich to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Boich

The surname Boich originates from the Slavic language group and can be traced back to the regions of modern-day Eastern Europe, particularly Poland and Ukraine. It is derived from the Slavic root word "boj," which means "battle" or "fight," suggesting a possible link to military or warrior heritage.

One of the earliest known records of the name Boich can be found in the Galician-Volhynian Chronicle, a medieval manuscript from the 13th century that documented the history of the Galician-Volhynian Principality, a medieval state located in modern-day Ukraine and parts of Poland. This text mentions a nobleman named Boich who participated in various military campaigns and battles during that period.

The name Boich also appears in various Polish and Ukrainian historical documents from the 16th and 17th centuries, including land records, tax rolls, and parish registers. Some notable individuals bearing this surname during that time include Jan Boich (1580-1647), a Polish landowner and nobleman, and Andriy Boich (1620-1682), a Ukrainian Cossack leader who fought against Polish rule.

In the 18th century, the Boich surname can be found in records from the Russian Empire, particularly in the regions of modern-day Belarus and western Russia. One prominent figure was Mikhail Boich (1712-1777), a Russian military officer who served under Empress Catherine the Great and participated in the Russo-Turkish War.

As the Slavic populations migrated and settled in different parts of Europe and the Americas, the Boich surname spread to various regions. In the 19th century, there are records of individuals with this surname in the United States, Canada, and parts of South America, likely descendants of Polish, Ukrainian, or Russian immigrants.

Some notable individuals with the Boich surname include:

1. Fedir Boich (1855-1919), a Ukrainian writer and journalist known for his poems and short stories.
2. Andrzej Boich (1887-1945), a Polish military officer and resistance fighter during World War II.
3. Leonid Boich (1909-1983), a Soviet film director and screenwriter, best known for his works in the 1950s and 1960s.
4. Ivan Boich (1920-1995), a Ukrainian painter and artist, renowned for his landscape and portrait works.
5. Nikolai Boich (1928-2010), a Russian mathematician and academic, known for his contributions to the field of functional analysis.

The Boich surname is still found throughout Eastern Europe, particularly in Poland, Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia, as well as in various immigrant communities around the world.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Boich

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Boich.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Boich was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Boich has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Boich was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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