Kõiv is an Estonian surname. The word means "birch" in Võro.
According to the Estonian Population Register, there lived 1,242 people with the surname Kõiv in Estonia, as of 8 May 2012.
Notable bearers of the name Kõiv include:
- Karl Kõiv (1894–1972), featherweight weightlifter
- Kauri Kõiv (born 1983), biathlete
- Kerli Kõiv (born 1987), singer and songwriter
- Küllo Kõiv (1972–1998), wrestler
- Madis Kõiv (1929–2014), author, physicist and philosopher
- Tõnis Kõiv (born 1970), politician
- Tõnu Kõiv (born 1968), politician
See also
- Koivu, a Finnish surname of the same etymology
- Kask, a more common Estonian surname with the same meaning
References
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