Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 278

Altıntaş

Altıntaş /aɫtɯnˈtaʃ/ ASCII Altintas

“golden stone”3

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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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 Altıntaş?

Altıntaş

IPA /aɫtɯnˈtaʃ/

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

What does the surname Altıntaş mean?

From altın “gold” and taş “stone”: “golden stone”, a precious, gleaming stone. Altıntaş is also the name of a district of Kütahya and of many villages and neighbourhoods in Anatolia.2,3

Grammar Compound altın + taş; taş is the head.

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

What is Altıntaş made of?

Altıntaş breaks into 2 parts: altın (altın: gold) + taş (taş: stone).

Altıntaş ++ root altın altın: gold TURKIC altın “gold; precious” suffix taş taş: stone TURKIC taş “stone” Altıntaş altın root altın: gold altın TURKIC “gold; precious” taş suffix taş: stone taş TURKIC “stone”
Altıntaş: parts and root words
  • altın Turkic — gold; precious3
  • taş Turkic — stone2

How was the name Altıntaş formed?

Altıntaş belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (altın + taş).

Which surnames are related to Altıntaş?

Altıntaş Aktaş Karataş Taş Altın Demirtaş Taşdemir Taşçı Ertaş Göktaş Taşkıran Taştan Altınok
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Aktaş same root 30 222,711
02 Karataş same root – –
03 Taş same root – –
04 Altın same root – –
05 Demirtaş same root – –
06 Taşdemir same root – –
07 Taşçı same root – –
08 Ertaş same root – –
09 Göktaş same root – –
10 Taşkıran same root – –
11 Taştan same root – –
12 Altınok same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Altıntaş?

  1. Batuhan Altıntaş association football player 1996–
  2. Hüseyin Altıntaş association football player 1994–
  3. Mevlüt Mert Altıntaş police officer 1994–2016
  4. Yusuf Altıntaş association football player 1961–
  5. İlkay Altıntaş researcher 1977–
  6. Batuhan Altıntaş athletics competitor 1996–
  7. Benan Altıntaş association football player 2001–
  8. Emircan Altıntaş association football player 1995–

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

How is Altıntaş written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is written Altintas in English and German records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Altıntaş accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: taş accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: altın accessed 8 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
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Altıntaş

Q1

What does the surname Altıntaş mean?

From altın “gold” and taş “stone”: “golden stone”, a precious, gleaming stone. Altıntaş is also the name of a district of Kütahya and of many villages and neighbourhoods in Anatolia.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Altıntaş?

The root word of Altıntaş is altın (Turkic): “gold; precious”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Altıntaş?

Al·tın·taş, 3 syllables; IPA: /aɫtɯnˈtaʃ/.