Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 408

Altunkıran

Altunkıran /aɫtuŋkɯˈɾan/ ASCII Altunkiran

“gold-breaker”1

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

How do you pronounce Altunkıran?

Altunkıran

IPA /aɫtuŋkɯˈɾan/

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

What does the surname Altunkıran mean?

Altun, the older form of altın “gold”, is joined to kıran, the participle of kırmak “to break”: “gold-breaker”. No source shows in which sense it was given; the words suggest a nickname such as “one who breaks up or spends gold”.1,2

Grammar altun + kıran (-an participle of kırmak).

That Altunkıran goes back to altun and kırmak is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Altunkıran made of?

Altunkıran is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: altun (altun: gold) + kıran (kıran: participle of kırmak, “breaking”).

Altunkıran + root altun altun: gold TURKIC altun “gold” root kıran kıran: participle ofkırmak, “breaking” TURKIC kırmak “to break” Altunkıran altun root altun: gold altun TURKIC “gold” kıran root kıran: participle of kırmak,“breaking” kırmak TURKIC “to break”
Altunkıran: parts and root words
  • altun Turkic — gold1
  • kırmak Turkic — to break2

How was the name Altunkıran formed?

Altunkıran was formed by joining altun (“altun: gold”) and kıran (“kıran: participle of kırmak, “breaking””).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Which surnames are related to Altunkıran?

Altunkıran Altun Taşkıran Altuntaş Demirkıran Kıran Altunay Altundağ Altunel Altunbaş Altunbay Altunkaya Altunkaynak
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 Taşkıran same root – –
03 Altuntaş same root – –
04 Demirkıran same root – –
05 Kıran same root – –
06 Altunay same root – –
07 Altundağ same root – –
08 Altunel same root – –
09 Altunbaş same root – –
10 Altunbay same root – –
11 Altunkaya same root – –
12 Altunkaynak same root – –

How is Altunkıran written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records it often appears as Altunkiran.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: altun accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kırmak accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Altunkıran

Q1

What does the surname Altunkıran mean?

Altun, the older form of altın “gold”, is joined to kıran, the participle of kırmak “to break”: “gold-breaker”. No source shows in which sense it was given; the words suggest a nickname such as “one who breaks up or spends gold”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Altunkıran?

Altunkıran is made up of two elements: altun “gold” (Turkic) and kırmak “to break” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Altunkıran?

Al·tun·kı·ran, 4 syllables; IPA: /aɫtuŋkɯˈɾan/.