Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 294

Aldoğan

Aldoğan /aɫdoˈan/ ASCII Aldogan

“red falcon”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Aldoğan?

Aldoğan

IPA /aɫdoˈan/

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

What does the surname Aldoğan mean?

Al “red” with doğan “falcon”: the red falcon. Doğan goes back to Old Turkic toğan kuş “bird of prey”; hunting birds stand for power and speed in old Turkic names.1,2

What is Aldoğan made of?

Aldoğan is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: al (al: red) + doğan (doğan: falcon).

Aldoğan + root al al: red TURKIC al “red” root doğan doğan: falcon TURKIC doğan “falcon” Aldoğan al root al: red al TURKIC “red” doğan root doğan: falcon doğan TURKIC “falcon”
Aldoğan: parts and root words
  • al Turkic — red1
  • doğan Turkic — falcon2

How was the name Aldoğan formed?

Aldoğan was formed by joining al (“al: red”) and doğan (“doğan: falcon”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Aldoğan?

Aldoğan Doğan Erdoğan Aydoğan Akdoğan Doğanay Özdoğan Karadoğan Tandoğan Türkdoğan Alpdoğan Doğanlar Taşdoğan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Doğan same root 12 485,906
02 Erdoğan same root 26 233,535
03 Aydoğan same root – –
04 Akdoğan same root – –
05 Doğanay same root – –
06 Özdoğan same root – –
07 Karadoğan same root – –
08 Tandoğan same root – –
09 Türkdoğan same root – –
10 Alpdoğan same root – –
11 Doğanlar same root – –
12 Taşdoğan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Aldoğan?

  1. Sadık Aldoğan politician 1888–1965

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

Is Aldoğan also a first name?

Yes. Aldoğan is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “red falcon”.

Aldoğan as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

How is Aldoğan written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language records ğ becomes g, although it is silent in Turkish and only lengthens the vowel before it, giving Aldogan.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: al accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: doğan 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 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Aldoğan

Q1

What does the surname Aldoğan mean?

Al “red” with doğan “falcon”: the red falcon. Doğan goes back to Old Turkic toğan kuş “bird of prey”; hunting birds stand for power and speed in old Turkic names.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Aldoğan?

Aldoğan is made up of two elements: al “red” (Turkic) and doğan “falcon” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Aldoğan?

Al·do·ğan, 3 syllables; IPA: /aɫdoˈan/.