Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 514

Arslantaş

Arslantaş /aɾsɫanˈtaʃ/ ASCII Arslantas

“lion stone”1

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

How do you pronounce Arslantaş?

Arslantaş

IPA /aɾsɫanˈtaʃ/

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

What does the surname Arslantaş mean?

Arslantaş joins arslan ‘lion’ and taş ‘stone’: ‘lion stone, stone as firm as a lion’. Villages in Kayseri, Konya, Samsun and Sivas carry the name, and in Anatolia such names were also given to places with ancient stone lion carvings.1,2

Grammar arslan + taş: noun plus noun.

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

What is Arslantaş made of?

Arslantaş is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: arslan (lion) + taş (stone).

Arslantaş + first element arslan lion TURKIC arslan “older form of aslan‘lion’” root taş stone TURKIC taş “stone” Arslantaş arslan first element lion arslan TURKIC “older form of aslan ‘lion’” taş root stone taş TURKIC “stone”
Arslantaş: parts and root words
  • arslan Turkic — older form of aslan ‘lion’1
  • taş Turkic — stone2

How was the name Arslantaş formed?

Arslantaş was formed by joining arslan (“lion”) and taş (“stone”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.6

Which surnames are related to Arslantaş?

Arslantaş Arslan Aktaş Karataş Taş Altıntaş Demirtaş Taşdemir Taşçı Ertaş Göktaş Taşkıran Taştan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Arslan same root 11 521,149
02 Aktaş same root 30 222,711
03 Karataş same root – –
04 Taş same root – –
05 Altıntaş same root – –
06 Demirtaş same root – –
07 Taşdemir same root – –
08 Taşçı same root – –
09 Ertaş same root – –
10 Göktaş same root – –
11 Taşkıran same root – –
12 Taştan same root – –

How else is Arslantaş spelled?

Aslantaşspelling

Who are some well-known people named Arslantaş?

  1. Muhammet Arslantaş association football player 2001–
  2. Ali Arslantaş statesperson 1975–
  3. Nuh Arslantaş theologian 1972–
  4. Can Özgür Arslantaş association football player 1982–
  5. Hülya Arslantaş researcher
  6. Mustafa Arslantaş basketball player 1983–
  7. Mustafa Kemal Arslantaş researcher
  8. Osman Arslantaş association football player 2005–

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

How is Arslantaş written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is often written Arslantas.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: arslan accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: taş accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: arslan accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Wiktionary: taş accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) 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 Arslantaş

Q1

What does the surname Arslantaş mean?

Arslantaş joins arslan ‘lion’ and taş ‘stone’: ‘lion stone, stone as firm as a lion’. Villages in Kayseri, Konya, Samsun and Sivas carry the name, and in Anatolia such names were also given to places with ancient stone lion carvings.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Arslantaş?

Arslantaş is made up of two elements: arslan “older form of aslan ‘lion’” (Turkic) and taş “stone” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Arslantaş?

Ars·lan·taş, 3 syllables; IPA: /aɾsɫanˈtaʃ/.