Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 505

Arpad

Arpad /aɾˈpad/

“Árpád, the Magyar leader”2

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
A
Contents§1–§8
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6Sources
  7. §7Questions
  8. §8Related

How do you pronounce Arpad?

Arpad

IPA /aɾˈpad/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Arpad mean?

According to Nişanyan Adlar, Árpád (854–907) led the Hungarians who migrated from the Eurasian steppe to Europe; the name was adopted among the new Turkish names of the 1920s–30s, when Hungarians were regarded as a ‘brother’ Turanian nation. Wiktionary explains Hungarian Árpád as árpa ‘barley’ plus the diminutive -d.2

Grammar Hungarian árpa + -d (diminutive).

What is Arpad made of?

Arpad is a single root: Arpad (name of the Magyar leader Árpád).

Arpad root Arpad name of the Magyar leaderÁrpád OTHER Árpád “árpa ‘barley’ +diminutive -d” Arpad Arpad root name of the Magyar leader Árpád Árpád OTHER “árpa ‘barley’ + diminutive -d”
Arpad: parts and root words
  • Árpád Other — árpa ‘barley’ + diminutive -d2

How was the name Arpad formed?

Arpad is the word Arpad (“name of the Magyar leader Árpád”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Who are some well-known people named Arpad?

  1. Burhan Arpad translator 1910–1994
  2. Ahmet Arpad writer 1942–
  3. Haluk Arpad basketball player

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Arpad accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Árpád 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

Common questions about Arpad

Q1

What does the surname Arpad mean?

According to Nişanyan Adlar, Árpád (854–907) led the Hungarians who migrated from the Eurasian steppe to Europe; the name was adopted among the new Turkish names of the 1920s–30s, when Hungarians were regarded as a ‘brother’ Turanian nation. Wiktionary explains Hungarian Árpád as árpa ‘barley’ plus the diminutive -d.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Arpad?

The root word of Arpad is Árpád (another language): “árpa ‘barley’ + diminutive -d”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Arpad?

Ar·pad, 2 syllables; IPA: /aɾˈpad/.