Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 386

Aslantaş

Aslantaş /asɫanˈtaʃ/ ASCII Aslantas

“lion stone”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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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 Aslantaş?

Aslantaş

IPA /asɫanˈtaʃ/

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

What does the surname Aslantaş mean?

Aslantaş is built from aslan, “lion”, and taş, “stone”, and is understood as “lion stone, stone as strong as a lion”. According to Wiktionary aslan comes from the older form arslan and is also used in Turkish for a brave, strong person. In surnames the element taş carries the image of firmness.1,2

Grammar aslan + taş: noun–noun compound.

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

What is Aslantaş made of?

Aslantaş breaks into 2 parts: aslan (lion) + taş (stone).

Aslantaş ++ root aslan lion TURKIC aslan “lion; strong, brave man” suffix taş stone TURKIC taş “stone” Aslantaş aslan root lion aslan TURKIC “lion; strong, brave man” taş suffix stone taş TURKIC “stone”
Aslantaş: parts and root words
  • aslan Turkic — lion; strong, brave man1
  • taş Turkic — stone2

How was the name Aslantaş formed?

Aslantaş belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (aslan + taş).

Which surnames are related to Aslantaş?

Aslantaş Aslan Aktaş Karataş Taş Altıntaş Demirtaş Taşdemir Taşçı Karaaslan Ertaş Eraslan Göktaş
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Aslan same root 14 409,459
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 Karaaslan same root – –
10 Ertaş same root – –
11 Eraslan same root – –
12 Göktaş same root – –

How else is Aslantaş spelled?

Arslantaşspelling

Who are some well-known people named Aslantaş?

  1. Hakan Aslantaş association football player 1985–
  2. Ömer Aslantaş amateur wrestler
  3. Bekir Aslantaş actor 1968–

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

How is Aslantaş written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey the name is often written Aslantas.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: aslan 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

Common questions about Aslantaş

Q1

What does the surname Aslantaş mean?

Aslantaş is built from aslan, “lion”, and taş, “stone”, and is understood as “lion stone, stone as strong as a lion”. According to Wiktionary aslan comes from the older form arslan and is also used in Turkish for a brave, strong person. In surnames the element taş carries the image of firmness.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Aslantaş?

The root word of Aslantaş is aslan (Turkic): “lion; strong, brave man”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Aslantaş?

As·lan·taş, 3 syllables; IPA: /asɫanˈtaʃ/.