Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 289

Altunbaşak

Altunbaşak /aɫtunbaˈʃak/ ASCII Altunbasak

“golden ear of grain”1

Letters / syllables
10 / 4
Formation
1934 coinage
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. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Altunbaşak?

Altunbaşak

IPA /aɫtunbaˈʃak/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Altunbaşak mean?

Altunbaşak combines altun, the old form of altın ‘gold’, with başak ‘ear of grain’: ‘golden ear of grain’. Nişanyan traces başak to Old Turkic başak ‘little head; spear or arrow head’, from baş ‘head’.1

Grammar altun + başak.

That Altunbaşak goes back to altun and başak is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Altunbaşak made of?

Altunbaşak breaks into 2 parts: altun (altun: gold (old form)) + başak (başak: ear of grain).

Altunbaşak + root altun altun: gold (old form) TURKIC altun “gold” root başak başak: ear of grain TURKIC başak “little head; spear orarrow head” Altunbaşak altun root altun: gold (old form) altun TURKIC “gold” başak root başak: ear of grain başak TURKIC “little head; spear or arrow head”
Altunbaşak: parts and root words
  • altun Turkic — gold1
  • başak Turkic — little head; spear or arrow head1

How was the name Altunbaşak formed?

Altunbaşak belongs to the “1934 coinage” class of surnames (altun + başak).

Which surnames are related to Altunbaşak?

Altunbaşak Altun Altuntaş Altunay Altundağ Başak Altunel Altunbaş Altunbay Altunkaya Altunkaynak Altunışık Altunok
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Altun same root – –
02 Altuntaş same root – –
03 Altunay same root – –
04 Altundağ same root – –
05 Başak same root – –
06 Altunel same root – –
07 Altunbaş same root – –
08 Altunbay same root – –
09 Altunkaya same root – –
10 Altunkaynak same root – –
11 Altunışık same root – –
12 Altunok same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Altunbaşak?

  1. Yücel Altunbaşak politician 1971–

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

How is Altunbaşak written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Altunbasak.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: başak accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Altunbaşak

Q1

What does the surname Altunbaşak mean?

Altunbaşak combines altun, the old form of altın ‘gold’, with başak ‘ear of grain’: ‘golden ear of grain’. Nişanyan traces başak to Old Turkic başak ‘little head; spear or arrow head’, from baş ‘head’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Altunbaşak?

The root word of Altunbaşak is altun (Turkic): “gold”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Altunbaşak?

Al·tun·ba·şak, 4 syllables; IPA: /aɫtunbaˈʃak/.