Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 516

Arsoy

Arsoy /aɾˈsoj/

“pure lineage”2

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

How do you pronounce Arsoy?

Arsoy

IPA /aɾˈsoj/

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

What does the surname Arsoy mean?

Arsoy appears in Nişanyan Adlar as a New Turkish name meaning “pure lineage”. The first element is linked to arı “clean, pure”, and soy means “lineage, descent”.1,2

Grammar ar(ı) + soy.

That Arsoy goes back to arı and soy is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Arsoy made of?

Arsoy is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: ar (pure) + soy (lineage).

Arsoy + root ar pure TURKIC arı “pure, clean” root soy lineage TURKIC soy “lineage” Arsoy ar root pure arı TURKIC “pure, clean” soy root lineage soy TURKIC “lineage”
Arsoy: parts and root words
  • arı Turkic — pure, clean2
  • soy Turkic — lineage1

How was the name Arsoy formed?

Arsoy was formed by joining ar (“pure”) and soy (“lineage”).

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

Which surnames are related to Arsoy?

Arsoy Aksoy Gürsoy Arıkan Ulusoy Özsoy Ersoy Soysal Soylu Atasoy Şensoy Arıcı Soydan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Aksoy same root – –
02 Gürsoy same root – –
03 Arıkan same root – –
04 Ulusoy same root – –
05 Özsoy same root – –
06 Ersoy same root – –
07 Soysal same root – –
08 Soylu same root – –
09 Atasoy same root – –
10 Şensoy same root – –
11 Arıcı same root – –
12 Soydan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Arsoy?

  1. Göksel Arsoy actor 1936–2026
  2. Yesari Asım Arsoy classical composer 1896–1992
  3. Erdil Arsoy researcher

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

Is Arsoy also a first name?

Yes. Arsoy is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “pure lineage”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Arsoy accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: arı 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 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Arsoy

Q1

What does the surname Arsoy mean?

Arsoy appears in Nişanyan Adlar as a New Turkish name meaning “pure lineage”. The first element is linked to arı “clean, pure”, and soy means “lineage, descent”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Arsoy?

Arsoy is made up of two elements: arı “pure, clean” (Turkic) and soy “lineage” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Arsoy?

Ar·soy, 2 syllables; IPA: /aɾˈsoj/.