Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 249

Alpsoy

Alpsoy /aɫpˈsoj/

“heroic lineage”1

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

How do you pronounce Alpsoy?

Alpsoy

IPA /aɫpˈsoj/

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

What does the surname Alpsoy mean?

Alpsoy is formed from alp ‘hero, valiant’ and soy ‘lineage’, meaning ‘heroic lineage’. Alp continues Proto-Turkic **alp* ‘hard; warrior’ and is a frequent element in Turkish names.1,2

Grammar alp + soy.

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

What is Alpsoy made of?

Alpsoy breaks into 2 parts: alp (alp: hero, valiant) + soy (soy: lineage, descent).

Alpsoy + root alp alp: hero, valiant TURKIC alp “brave, heroic; OldTurkic warrior” root soy soy: lineage, descent TURKIC soy “lineage, family, descent” Alpsoy alp root alp: hero, valiant alp TURKIC “brave, heroic; Old Turkicwarrior” soy root soy: lineage, descent soy TURKIC “lineage, family, descent”
Alpsoy: parts and root words
  • alp Turkic — brave, heroic; Old Turkic warrior1
  • soy Turkic — lineage, family, descent2

How was the name Alpsoy formed?

Alpsoy belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (alp + soy).

Which surnames are related to Alpsoy?

Alpsoy Aksoy Gürsoy Ulusoy Özsoy Alp Ersoy Soysal Soylu Atasoy Alper Şensoy Soydan
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 Ulusoy same root – –
04 Özsoy same root – –
05 Alp same root – –
06 Ersoy same root – –
07 Soysal same root – –
08 Soylu same root – –
09 Atasoy same root – –
10 Alper same root – –
11 Şensoy same root – –
12 Soydan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Alpsoy?

  1. Harun Alpsoy association football player 1997–
  2. Erkan Alpsoy researcher
  3. Şeref Alpsoy researcher

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

Is Alpsoy also a first name?

Yes. Alpsoy is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “heroic lineage”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: alp accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: soy 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 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Alpsoy

Q1

What does the surname Alpsoy mean?

Alpsoy is formed from alp ‘hero, valiant’ and soy ‘lineage’, meaning ‘heroic lineage’. Alp continues Proto-Turkic **alp* ‘hard; warrior’ and is a frequent element in Turkish names.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Alpsoy?

The root word of Alpsoy is alp (Turkic): “brave, heroic; Old Turkic warrior”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Alpsoy?

Alp·soy, 2 syllables; IPA: /aɫpˈsoj/.