Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 121

Akgöz

Akgöz /akˈɡøz/ ASCII Akgoz

“white eye”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
A
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Akgöz?

Akgöz

IPA /akˈɡøz/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Akgöz mean?

Akgöz is made of ak ‘white, pure’ and göz ‘eye’: ‘white eye’. It may go back to a nickname describing someone’s gaze or the look of their eyes; there is also a village of this name in Bartın.1,2

Grammar ak + göz: adjective–noun compound.

That Akgöz goes back to ak and göz is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Akgöz made of?

Akgöz breaks into 2 parts: ak (white; pure) + göz (eye).

Akgöz + first element ak white; pure TURKIC ak “white; pure” root göz eye TURKIC göz “eye; gaze” Akgöz ak first element white; pure ak TURKIC “white; pure” göz root eye göz TURKIC “eye; gaze”
Akgöz: parts and root words
  • ak Turkic — white; pure1
  • göz Turkic — eye; gaze2

How was the name Akgöz formed?

Akgöz belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (ak + göz).

Which surnames are related to Akgöz?

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

Who are some well-known people named Akgöz?

  1. Selda Akgöz association football player 1993–
  2. Gizem Akgöz athletics competitor 2001–
  3. Görkem Akgöz historian
  4. Müslüm Akgöz researcher

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

How is Akgöz written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language records the name often loses its diacritics and appears as Akgoz.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: ak accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: göz accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Akgöz (anlam ayrımı) accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Akgöz

Q1

What does the surname Akgöz mean?

Akgöz is made of ak ‘white, pure’ and göz ‘eye’: ‘white eye’. It may go back to a nickname describing someone’s gaze or the look of their eyes; there is also a village of this name in Bartın.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Akgöz?

The root word of Akgöz is ak (Turkic): “white; pure”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Akgöz?

Ak·göz, 2 syllables; IPA: /akˈɡøz/.