2010
#154,907
National surname rank
Recorded bearers 105
First available Census row
Per 100,000 0.04
Very Rare Last name
Boychenko
A surname of Ukrainian origin meaning "son of a boy or young man."
According to the 2020 US Census Bureau surname tables, roughly 111 Americans carry the last name Boychenko. That puts it at #156,449 in the national surname ranking, appearing at a frequency of 0.03 per 100,000 people (about 1 in 3,087,877 residents).
This page is the full Name Census profile for the Boychenko surname. You will find the Census Bureau frequency data, a multi-census history view, an ancestry and ethnicity breakdown based on self-reported demographics, the name's meaning and origin where available, and answers to the most common questions people ask about this surname.
Bearers in the US
111
1 in 3,087,877
Census rank
#156,449
2020 decennial data
Per 100,000
0.0
Frequency rate
Recorded bearers
97
very rare in the US
Popularity narrative
The Census Bureau recorded 97 bearers of the surname Boychenko in its 2020 decennial surname file. At a rate of 0.03 per 100,000 residents, it holds the 156449th position in the national surname ranking.
Among Census respondents with the surname Boychenko, the largest self-reported group is White at 99.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (1.0%).
Origin
Meaning and origin of Boychenko
The surname Boychenko is of Ukrainian origin, tracing its roots back to the 16th century. It is believed to have originated in the central regions of Ukraine, such as the Poltava and Chernihiv oblasts. The name is a patronymic, derived from the Ukrainian personal name Boyko, which itself is a diminutive form of the Slavic name Boyan.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Boychenko can be found in the Cossack registers of the Zaporizhian Sich, a semi-autonomous Cossack territory that existed in the 16th to 18th centuries. These registers were used to keep track of the Cossack warriors who lived and fought in the region.
The name Boychenko has also been associated with various place names in Ukraine. For example, the village of Boychenkove in the Kirovohrad Oblast was likely named after an early settler or landowner with the surname Boychenko.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the surname Boychenko. One of the earliest recorded was Ivan Boychenko (c. 1620-1690), a Cossack leader and military commander who fought against the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Ottoman Empire.
Another prominent figure was Mykola Boychenko (1835-1907), a Ukrainian writer and ethnographer who made significant contributions to the study of Ukrainian folklore and literature. His works include collections of folk tales, proverbs, and songs from various regions of Ukraine.
In the 20th century, Oleksiy Boychenko (1918-1995) was a notable Ukrainian painter and sculptor. He is known for his monumental sculptures and public artworks that adorned cities throughout the Soviet Union.
Petro Boychenko (1899-1977) was a Ukrainian actor and theater director who played a significant role in the development of Ukrainian theater in the early 20th century. He founded the Boychenko Ukrainian Drama Theater in Kharkiv, which became an important cultural institution.
More recently, Yulia Boychenko (born 1977) is a Ukrainian politician and lawyer who has served as a member of the Verkhovna Rada (the Ukrainian parliament) since 2014, representing the Petro Poroshenko Bloc and later the European Solidarity party.
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Boychenko
Among Census respondents with the surname Boychenko, the largest self-reported group is White at 99.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (1.0%).
The bar chart below shows how Boychenko bearers described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given surname, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown for every Census year so the breakdown stays comparable over time. When the source file also includes raw headcounts, Name Census shows those alongside the percentages in the legend.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A person's surname does not determine their race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the Boychenko surname at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White99.0% · 96
- Hispanic or Latino1.0% · 1
Timeline
Historical Census data for Boychenko
Boychenko appears in 2 published Census surname files: 2010, 2020. The cards below show how the name's rank and bearer count changed across each release.
2020
#156,449
National surname rank
Recorded bearers 97
-8 bearers (-7.6%)
Per 100,000 0.03
Rank movement Down 1,542 places
| Year | Rank | Count | Per 100K | Count change | Rank change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | #154,907 | 105 | 0.04 | First available Census row | First available Census row |
| 2020 | #156,449 | 97 | 0.03 | -8 bearers (-7.6%) | Down 1,542 places |
For 2020, the Census Bureau published race and Hispanic-origin columns as counts rather than percentages. Name Census converts those counts back into shares so the ancestry section stays comparable with the older surname files.
Year on year
2010 vs 2020 Census
How has the Boychenko surname changed between Census years? The chart shows bearer count side by side, and the table compares rank, count, and frequency.
Census year comparison
20102020
| Metric | 2010 | 2020 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #154,907 | #156,449 | -1.0% |
| Count | 105 | 97 | -7.6% |
| Per 100K | 0.04 | 0.03 | -18.9% |
Between the 2010 and 2020 Census, the number of Boychenko bearers went from 105 to 97 (-7.6% change). The surname moved down 1,542 positions in the national ranking, going from #154,907 to #156,449.
FAQ
Boychenko surname: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. have the surname Boychenko?
Name Census estimates that about 111 living Americans carry the surname Boychenko. Using the current population baseline, that works out to roughly 1 in 3,087,877 residents.
How common is Boychenko?
Boychenko ranks #156,449 in the 2020 Census surname tables and is classified on this site as "Very Rare." The Census recorded the name at a frequency of 0.03 per 100,000 residents, which is about 0 people out of every 100,000.
How many people with this surname were counted in the Census?
The raw 2020 Census file counted 97 people with the surname Boychenko. That is different from the site's living-bearer estimate (111), which projects the surname's present-day count by applying the Census frequency rate to the current U.S. population.
What does 0.03 per 100,000 actually mean?
It is the Census Bureau's normalized frequency measure. A rate of 0.03 per 100,000 means that if you picked a random group of 100,000 U.S. residents, you would expect about 0 of them to have the surname Boychenko.
Has Boychenko become more or less common over time?
Between 2010 and 2020, the surname Boychenko went from 105 recorded bearers to 97. That is a decrease of 8 (-7.6%). In the national ranking it fell from #154,907 to #156,449.
What does the Census say about the background of Boychenko?
Among Census respondents with the surname Boychenko, the largest self-reported group is White at 99.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (1.0%). These figures come from the 2020 Census Bureau surname tables, based on how respondents described their own race and ethnicity.
Which group reports this surname most often?
White is the largest self-reported group for the surname Boychenko in the 2020 Census, accounting for 99.0% (96 people in the source table).
What is the full ancestry breakdown?
Boychenko appears across multiple self-reported groups in the Census data. The largest shares in the 2020 file are White (99.0%), Hispanic (1.0%). For 2020, the source file also published raw headcounts for each group, which is why this page can show both percentages and counts in the ancestry section.
Is this page using the latest Census data?
Yes. This page is using the latest surname file currently loaded on Name Census, which is 2020. The historical section above also keeps any older Census surname entries we have for Boychenko (2010, 2020).
Does the Census include every surname?
No. The Census Bureau only publishes surnames that appeared at least 100 times in a given decennial Census. That means very rare surnames are excluded entirely, and a surname can appear in one Census release but disappear from a later one if it falls below the reporting threshold.
Why don't the ancestry percentages always add up to exactly 100%?
There are two main reasons: rounding and suppression. The Census Bureau rounds published values, and it may suppress very small cells to protect privacy. For 2020, the Bureau also published raw group counts rather than direct percentages, so Name Census converts those counts back into shares for comparability across census years.
What does Boychenko mean?
A surname of Ukrainian origin meaning "son of a boy or young man." The fuller origin note on this page goes into more detail.
Where does the surname data come from?
All surname statistics on Name Census are drawn from the US Census Bureau's decennial surname frequency tables. These files list every surname that appeared 100 or more times in the 2020 Census, along with a count, a per-100,000 rate, and a self-reported demographic breakdown. You can read the full explanation on our methodology page.
How does Name Census estimate living bearers?
For surnames, Name Census does not age cohorts the way it does for first names. Instead, it takes the Census Bureau's published frequency for Boychenko (0.03 per 100,000) and applies that rate to the current U.S. resident population to estimate how many living Americans have the surname today.
How many people have the surname Boychenko?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.