Voicu is mostly a Romanian surname derived from Slavic Vojko.[1][2] Notable people with this surname include:
- Adrian Voicu (Q111524276) (born 1970), Romanian writer
- Adrian Voicu (born 1992), Romanian footballer
- Andreea Voicu (born 1996), Romanian footballer
- Angelo Voicu (1897–1932), Bulgarian poet
- Bogdan Voicu (born 1981), former Romanian rugby union football player
- Carmen Voicu-Jagodzinsky (née Voicu; born 1981), Romanian chess master
- Cătălin Voicu (born 1965), Romanian politician
- Elena Voicu (born 1990), Romanian handballer
- Gheorghe Voicu (born 1950), Romanian former biathlete
- Ioana Voicu (born 1972), Romanian former diver
- Ion Voicu (1923–1997), Romanian violinist and conductor
- Ion Voicu (footballer) (born 1975), Romanian former footballer
- Ionuț Voicu (born 1984), Romanian footballer
- Irinel Voicu (born 1977), Romanian former footballer
- Mădălin Voicu (born 1952), Romanian musician and politician
- Mircea Voicu (born 1980), Romanian former footballer
- Nicolae Voicu (born 1955), Romanian former middle-distance runner
- Pavel Voicu (born 1973), Moldovan politician
Voicu is also the given name attributed by the Romanian historiography to the father of John Hunyadi, who is called "Voyk" in Latin-language 15th century documents.
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edit- ^ "Erlanger Beiträge zur Sprach- und Kunstwissenschaft" (in German). 1964.
- ^ Iordan, Iorgu (1983), Dicționar al numelor de familie românești (in Romanian), Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică