Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 374

Altınkurt

Altınkurt /aɫtɯnˈkuɾt/ ASCII Altinkurt

“golden wolf”1

Letters / syllables
9 / 3
Formation
1934 coinage
Vowel harmony
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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 Altınkurt?

Altınkurt

IPA /aɫtɯnˈkuɾt/

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

What does the surname Altınkurt mean?

Altın “gold” joins kurt “wolf”: “golden wolf”. It belongs with surnames such as Bozkurt and Akkurt, where an adjective qualifies kurt; altın adds value and brilliance.1,2

That Altınkurt goes back to altın and kurt is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Altınkurt made of?

Altınkurt is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: altın (altın: gold) + kurt (kurt: wolf).

Altınkurt + root altın altın: gold TURKIC altın “gold” root kurt kurt: wolf TURKIC kurt “wolf” Altınkurt altın root altın: gold altın TURKIC “gold” kurt root kurt: wolf kurt TURKIC “wolf”
Altınkurt: parts and root words
  • altın Turkic — gold1
  • kurt Turkic — wolf2

How was the name Altınkurt formed?

Altınkurt is a name newly coined from altın (“altın: gold”) and kurt (“kurt: wolf”) in the years of the surname law.

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

Which surnames are related to Altınkurt?

Altınkurt Kurt Bozkurt Altın Altıntaş Karakurt Altınok Altuntaş Kurtoğlu Akkurt Altınel Kurdoğlu Altınay
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Kurt same root 17 289,723
02 Bozkurt same root – –
03 Altın same root – –
04 Altıntaş same root – –
05 Karakurt same root – –
06 Altınok same root – –
07 Altuntaş same root – –
08 Kurtoğlu same root – –
09 Akkurt same root – –
10 Altınel same root – –
11 Kurdoğlu same root – –
12 Altınay same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Altınkurt?

  1. Emre Altınkurt university teacher

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

How is Altınkurt written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Altinkurt: dotless ı (and İ) is usually written i.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: altın accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kurt accessed 9 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

Common questions about Altınkurt

Q1

What does the surname Altınkurt mean?

Altın “gold” joins kurt “wolf”: “golden wolf”. It belongs with surnames such as Bozkurt and Akkurt, where an adjective qualifies kurt; altın adds value and brilliance.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Altınkurt?

Altınkurt is made up of two elements: altın “gold” (Turkic) and kurt “wolf” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Altınkurt?

Al·tın·kurt, 3 syllables; IPA: /aɫtɯnˈkuɾt/.