SURNAMEEntry 385
Altınsoy
“golden lineage”2
Leading provinces Aksaray
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How do you pronounce Altınsoy?
The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Altınsoy mean?
From altın “gold” and soy “lineage”: “golden lineage”, a precious, distinguished line. Altın is used figuratively for “of the highest quality”; the name follows the pattern of -soy names such as Aksoy and Gürsoy.2,3
Grammar Compound altın + soy; soy is the head.
That Altınsoy goes back to altın and soy is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.
How was the name Altınsoy formed?
Altınsoy was formed by adding the suffix soy (“soy: lineage, descent”) to altın (“altın: gold; precious, excellent”).
Which surnames are related to Altınsoy?
| # | Surname | Relation | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Aksoy | same root | – | – |
| 02 | Gürsoy | same root | – | – |
| 03 | Altın | same root | – | – |
| 04 | Altıntaş | same root | – | – |
| 05 | Ulusoy | same root | – | – |
| 06 | Özsoy | same root | – | – |
| 07 | Ersoy | same root | – | – |
| 08 | Soysal | same root | – | – |
| 09 | Soylu | same root | – | – |
| 10 | Atasoy | same root | – | – |
| 11 | Şensoy | same root | – | – |
| 12 | Soydan | same root | – | – |
Where in Türkiye is Altınsoy most common?
Altınsoy is outside the national top 30, but it appears in the top-30 list of 1 province; its best rank is 13th in Aksaray.1
- In the province top 30 1
- Not listed
| # | Province | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Aksaray | 13 | 2,390 |
Who are some well-known people named Altınsoy?
- Mehmet Altınsoy politician 1924–2007
- Hüseyin Altınsoy politician 1975–
- Ercan Altınsoy researcher 1974–
- Bülent Altınsoy researcher
- Savaş Altınsoy researcher
- Volkan Altınsoy association football player 1990–
People surnamed Altınsoy as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
How is Altınsoy written and pronounced abroad?
Without Turkish letters the name is written Altinsoy in English and German records.
Which surnames have a meaning similar to Altınsoy?
Üstünsoy, Ersoy and Gürsoy share gloss keywords with Altınsoy within the same primary category.
Which guides add context to Altınsoy?
Read the root, formation and register information for Altınsoy alongside these guides: How Turkish Surnames Are Formed: Roots and Suffixes, Turkish Surname Statistics: Surnames in Numbers and How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames.
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS)
- 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: altın
- 3 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: soy
- 4 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: altın
- 5 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: soy
- 6 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Altınsoy
- 7 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 8 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 9 Natural Earth Natural Earth: Admin-1 boundaries
Common questions about Altınsoy
- Q1
What does the surname Altınsoy mean?
- From altın “gold” and soy “lineage”: “golden lineage”, a precious, distinguished line. Altın is used figuratively for “of the highest quality”; the name follows the pattern of -soy names such as Aksoy and Gürsoy.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Altınsoy?
- Altınsoy is made up of two elements: altın “gold; figuratively of the highest quality” (Turkic) and soy “the descendants of one ancestor, lineage” (Turkic).
- Q3
How do you pronounce Altınsoy?
- Al·tın·soy, 3 syllables; IPA: /aɫtɯnˈsoj/.