Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 201

Akmansoy

Akmansoy /akmanˈsoj/

“pure lineage”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Compound
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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 Akmansoy?

Akmansoy

IPA /akmanˈsoj/

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

What does the surname Akmansoy mean?

Formed from Akman and soy. Akman is given in the dictionary as “unspoilt, pure, clean” and is also a male name; soy means lineage, family. The name reads “pure lineage, the Akman line”.1,3

Grammar ak + -man + soy

That Akmansoy goes back to akman and soy is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Akmansoy made of?

Akmansoy is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: Akman (akman: pure, clean; male name) + soy (soy: lineage).

Akmansoy ++ root Akman akman: pure, clean; malename TURKIC akman “unspoilt, pure” suffix soy soy: lineage TURKIC soy “lineage, descent” Akmansoy Akman root akman: pure, clean; male name akman TURKIC “unspoilt, pure” soy suffix soy: lineage soy TURKIC “lineage, descent”
Akmansoy: parts and root words
  • akman Turkic — unspoilt, pure1
  • soy Turkic — lineage, descent3

How was the name Akmansoy formed?

Akmansoy was formed by adding the suffix soy (“soy: lineage”) to Akman (“akman: pure, clean; male name”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Which surnames are related to Akmansoy?

Akmansoy Aksoy Gürsoy Akman Ulusoy Özsoy Ersoy Soysal Soylu Atasoy Şensoy Soydan Soyer
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Aksoy same root – –
02 Gürsoy same root – –
03 Akman same root – –
04 Ulusoy same root – –
05 Özsoy same root – –
06 Ersoy same root – –
07 Soysal same root – –
08 Soylu same root – –
09 Atasoy same root – –
10 Şensoy same root – –
11 Soydan same root – –
12 Soyer same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Akmansoy?

  1. Tekin Akmansoy screenwriter 1924–2013

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

How is Akmansoy written and pronounced abroad?

The name contains no Turkish-specific letters and is written Akmansoy in foreign records too.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: akman accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: akman accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: soy accessed 9 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

Common questions about Akmansoy

Q1

What does the surname Akmansoy mean?

Formed from Akman and soy. Akman is given in the dictionary as “unspoilt, pure, clean” and is also a male name; soy means lineage, family. The name reads “pure lineage, the Akman line”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Akmansoy?

Akmansoy is made up of two elements: akman “unspoilt, pure” (Turkic) and soy “lineage, descent” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Akmansoy?

Ak·man·soy, 3 syllables; IPA: /akmanˈsoj/.