Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 372

Artan

Artan /aɾˈtan/

“increasing; virtue”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
From a verb
Vowel harmony
back
Initial
A
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 Artan?

Artan

IPA /aɾˈtan/

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

What does the surname Artan mean?

Artan is the participle of artmak and means “increasing, growing, left over”. Nişanyan Adlar suggests the name, coined in the Language Reform period, was inspired by the Arabic word fazilet “virtue”, whose root sense is “surplus”, and tentatively glosses it “virtue”. Artan is also the former name of the village of Pınaryayla in Adıyaman.1

Grammar art- + -an (participle).

That Artan goes back to artmak is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Artan made of?

Artan breaks into 2 parts: art- (artmak: to increase, to be left over) + -an (participle suffix).

Artan + root art- artmak: to increase, tobe left over TURKIC artmak “to increase, to be inexcess” suffix -an participle suffix Artan art- root artmak: to increase, to be left over artmak TURKIC “to increase, to be in excess” -an suffix participle suffix
Artan: parts and root words
  • artmak Turkic — to increase, to be in excess1

How was the name Artan formed?

Artan belongs to the “from a verb” class of surnames (art- + -an).

Which surnames are related to Artan?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Artaç same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Artan?

  1. Ömürcan Artan association football player 1999–
  2. Murat Artan researcher
  3. Reha Artan researcher
  4. Omar Artan association football referee 1992–
  5. Louis Artan painter 1837–1890

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

Is Artan also a first name?

Yes. Artan is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “increasing; virtue”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Artan accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: art- accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Artan accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Artan

Q1

What does the surname Artan mean?

Artan is the participle of artmak and means “increasing, growing, left over”. Nişanyan Adlar suggests the name, coined in the Language Reform period, was inspired by the Arabic word fazilet “virtue”, whose root sense is “surplus”, and tentatively glosses it “virtue”. Artan is also the former name of the village of Pınaryayla in Adıyaman.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Artan?

The root word of Artan is artmak (Turkic): “to increase, to be in excess”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Artan?

Ar·tan, 2 syllables; IPA: /aɾˈtan/.