Kõiv
# Kõiv

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
