Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 30

Açıkgöz

Açıkgöz /atʃɯkˈɟøz/ ASCII Acikgoz

“shrewd, wide-awake”2

Province lists
21
province top-30s
Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Provinces
  7. §7Notable people
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Açıkgöz?

Açıkgöz

IPA /atʃɯkˈɟøz/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Açıkgöz mean?

Açıkgöz, literally “open eye”, is listed as a single adjective: wide-awake, shrewd, someone who misses no opportunity. It can also carry a hint of “cunning”. The surname comes from such a byname for alertness.2

Grammar Lexicalised compound adjective: açık + göz.

Açıkgöz is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Açıkgöz made of?

Açıkgöz breaks into 2 parts: açık (open) + göz (eye).

Açıkgöz + root açık open TURKIC açıkgöz “shrewd, sharp,wide-awake” root göz eye Açıkgöz açık root open açıkgöz TURKIC “shrewd, sharp, wide-awake” göz root eye
Açıkgöz: parts and root words
  • açıkgöz Turkic — shrewd, sharp, wide-awake2

How was the name Açıkgöz formed?

Açıkgöz belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (açık + göz).

Which surnames are related to Açıkgöz?

Açıkgöz Karagöz Tokgöz Açıkalın Alagöz Gökgöz Açıkel Açıksöz Akgöz Alnıaçık Deligöz Eliaçık Göztepe
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Karagöz same root – –
02 Tokgöz same root – –
03 Açıkalın same root – –
04 Alagöz same root – –
05 Gökgöz same root – –
06 Açıkel same root – –
07 Açıksöz same root – –
08 Akgöz same root – –
09 Alnıaçık same root – –
10 Deligöz same root – –
11 Eliaçık same root – –
12 Göztepe same root – –

Where in Türkiye is Açıkgöz most common?

Açıkgöz is outside the national top 30, but it appears in the top-30 lists of 2 provinces; its best rank is 27th in Nevşehir.1

Adana Adıyaman Afyonkarahisar Ağrı Amasya Ankara Antalya Artvin Aydın Balıkesir Bilecik Bingöl Bitlis Bolu Burdur Bursa Çanakkale Çankırı Çorum Denizli Diyarbakır Edirne Elazığ Erzincan Erzurum Eskişehir Gaziantep Giresun Gümüşhane Hakkari Hatay Isparta Mersin Istanbul Izmir Kars Kastamonu Kayseri Kırklareli Kırşehir Kocaeli Konya Kütahya Malatya Manisa Kahramanmaraş Mardin Muğla Muş Nevşehir · rank 27 · 1,060 people Niğde Ordu Rize Sakarya Samsun Siirt Sinop Sivas Tekirdağ Tokat Trabzon Tunceli Şanlıurfa Uşak Van Yozgat · rank 27 · 1,688 people Zonguldak Aksaray Bayburt Karaman Kırıkkale Batman Şırnak Bartın Ardahan Iğdır Yalova Karabük Kilis Osmaniye Düzce Hover or focus a province · ADNKS 2025
  • In the province top 30 2
  • Not listed
Açıkgöz: rank by province, 2025 (TÜİK ADNKS, province top-30 lists)
Provinces with the most bearers
#ProvinceRankPeople
01Yozgat271,688
02Nevşehir271,060

Who are some well-known people named Açıkgöz?

  1. Levent Açıkgöz association football player 1971–
  2. Derya Açıkgöz weightlifter 1977–
  3. Gökhan Açıkgöz association football player 1993–
  4. Mustafa Açıkgöz politician 1971–
  5. Tuğçe Açıkgöz film actor 1993–
  6. Canan Açıkgöz association football player 1946–
  7. Eray Açıkgöz association football player 1984–
  8. Mertcan Açıkgöz association football player 1999–

People surnamed Açıkgöz as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.

How is Açıkgöz written and pronounced abroad?

In passports and records outside Turkey Açıkgöz is usually written Acikgoz or Acikgoez. In Turkish the dotless ı is a back vowel close to the unstressed e of German bitte, not the i of English "it"; ç is pronounced like ch in "church"; ö and ü sound as in German.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: açıkgöz accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 Natural Earth Natural Earth: Admin-1 boundaries accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Açıkgöz

Q1

What does the surname Açıkgöz mean?

Açıkgöz, literally “open eye”, is listed as a single adjective: wide-awake, shrewd, someone who misses no opportunity. It can also carry a hint of “cunning”. The surname comes from such a byname for alertness.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Açıkgöz?

The root word of Açıkgöz is açıkgöz (Turkic): “shrewd, sharp, wide-awake”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Açıkgöz?

A·çık·göz, 3 syllables; IPA: /atʃɯkˈɟøz/.