Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 427

Atasayar

Atasayar /atasaˈjaɾ/

“who honours the ancestors”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 4
Formation
From a verb
Vowel harmony
back
Initial
A
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Atasayar?

Atasayar

IPA /atasaˈjaɾ/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Atasayar mean?

Ata, “ancestor”, joins sayar, the aorist participle of saymak: “one who honours the ancestors”. In Turkish saymak means both “to count” and “to respect”; the name belongs with Atasever and Atasoy.1,2

Grammar ata + say- + -ar (aorist participle).

That Atasayar goes back to ata and saymak is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Atasayar made of?

Atasayar breaks into 3 parts: ata (ancestor, father) + say- (saymak: to respect) + -ar (aorist participle).

Atasayar ++ root ata ancestor, father TURKIC ata “father; ancestor” root say- saymak: to respect TURKIC saymak “to count; to respect” suffix -ar aorist participle Atasayar ata root ancestor, father ata TURKIC “father; ancestor” say- root saymak: to respect saymak TURKIC “to count; to respect” -ar suffix aorist participle
Atasayar: parts and root words
  • ata Turkic — father; ancestor1
  • saymak Turkic — to count; to respect2

How was the name Atasayar formed?

Atasayar belongs to the “from a verb” class of surnames (ata + say- + -ar).

Which surnames are related to Atasayar?

Atasayar Atalay Atay Ataman Atasoy Sayar Sayın Ataç Ata Atakan Sayan Atabek Atalar
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Atalay same root – –
02 Atay same root – –
03 Ataman same root – –
04 Atasoy same root – –
05 Sayar same root – –
06 Sayın same root – –
07 Ataç same root – –
08 Ata same root – –
09 Atakan same root – –
10 Sayan same root – –
11 Atabek same root – –
12 Atalar same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Atasayar?

  1. Onur Atasayar association football player 1995–

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: ata accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: saymak 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

Common questions about Atasayar

Q1

What does the surname Atasayar mean?

Ata, “ancestor”, joins sayar, the aorist participle of saymak: “one who honours the ancestors”. In Turkish saymak means both “to count” and “to respect”; the name belongs with Atasever and Atasoy.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Atasayar?

The root word of Atasayar is ata (Turkic): “father; ancestor”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Atasayar?

A·ta·sa·yar, 4 syllables; IPA: /atasaˈjaɾ/.