Borovkov is an East Slavic masculine surname, with its feminine counterpart being Borovkova. The surname is derived from the Russian word "borovok" (боровок), which is a diminutive of "borov" (боров), meaning "boar." Alternatively, it can be traced to the word "bor" (бор), meaning "pine forest," with "borovok" being a small pine forest, though this interpretation is less common for the surname origin.
Notable individuals with this surname include:
- Aleksandr Alekseevich Borovkov (1931–2023), a prominent Soviet and Russian mathematician. He was widely recognized for his fundamental contributions to probability theory, mathematical statistics, and the theory of queueing systems. He was an Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
- Andrey Borovkov (born 1989), a Russian former competitive figure skater.
- Georgiy Borovkov (1921–1979), a Soviet football (soccer) player and manager.