Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 298

Altuntaş

Altuntaş /aɫtunˈtaʃ/ ASCII Altuntas

“golden stone”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
1934 coinage
Vowel harmony
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Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Altuntaş?

Altuntaş

IPA /aɫtunˈtaʃ/

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

What does the surname Altuntaş mean?

Altun is the Old Turkic and dialect form of altın “gold”; joined with taş “stone” it means “golden stone, precious stone”. The image combines the value of gold with the solidity of stone.1,2

Grammar altun + taş; noun-noun compound keeping the old vowel of altun.

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

What is Altuntaş made of?

Altuntaş breaks into 2 parts: altun (altun: gold (old form)) + taş (taş: stone).

Altuntaş ++ root altun altun: gold (old form) TURKIC altın “gold; older form altun” suffix taş taş: stone TURKIC taş “stone” Altuntaş altun root altun: gold (old form) altın TURKIC “gold; older form altun” taş suffix taş: stone taş TURKIC “stone”
Altuntaş: parts and root words
  • altın Turkic — gold; older form altun1
  • taş Turkic — stone2

How was the name Altuntaş formed?

Altuntaş belongs to the “1934 coinage” class of surnames (altun + taş).

Which surnames are related to Altuntaş?

Altuntaş Aktaş Karataş Altun Taş Altın Altıntaş Demirtaş Taşdemir Taşçı Ertaş Göktaş Taşkıran
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 Altun same root – –
04 Taş same root – –
05 Altın same root – –
06 Altıntaş same root – –
07 Demirtaş same root – –
08 Taşdemir same root – –
09 Taşçı same root – –
10 Ertaş same root – –
11 Göktaş same root – –
12 Taşkıran same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Altuntaş?

  1. Tarık Altuntaş association football player 1991–
  2. Baybars Altuntaş writer 1969–
  3. Salih Altuntaş basketball player 2006–
  4. Ali Altuntaş politician 1923–2008
  5. Samet Altuntaş association football player 1988–
  6. Bayram Altuntaş researcher
  7. Bülent Altuntaş researcher
  8. Celâl Altuntaş author 1972–

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

Is Altuntaş also a first name?

Yes. Altuntaş is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “golden stone”.

Altuntaş as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

How is Altuntaş written and pronounced abroad?

Passports and English-language documents often show it as Altuntas.

Where do these facts come from?

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

Common questions about Altuntaş

Q1

What does the surname Altuntaş mean?

Altun is the Old Turkic and dialect form of altın “gold”; joined with taş “stone” it means “golden stone, precious stone”. The image combines the value of gold with the solidity of stone.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Altuntaş?

The root word of Altuntaş is altın (Turkic): “gold; older form altun”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Altuntaş?

Al·tun·taş, 3 syllables; IPA: /aɫtunˈtaʃ/.