Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 511

Ayrancı

Ayrancı /ajɾanˈdʒɯ/ ASCII Ayranci

“ayran maker or seller”2

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

How do you pronounce Ayrancı?

Ayrancı

IPA /ajɾanˈdʒɯ/

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

What does the surname Ayrancı mean?

Ayrancı is the occupational word for a maker or seller of ayran, the salted yoghurt drink. Ayran is attested as ayrān in Oghuz and Kipchak; Nişanyan tentatively derives it from adır- ‘to separate’. Ayrancı is also the name of a district of Karaman Province.2

Grammar ayran + -cı (occupational suffix).

Ayrancı is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Ayrancı made of?

Ayrancı breaks into 2 parts: ayran (ayran: yoghurt drink) + -cı (-cı: occupational suffix).

Ayrancı + root ayran ayran: yoghurt drink TURKIC ayran “salted yoghurt drink” suffix -cı -cı: occupational suffix Ayrancı ayran root ayran: yoghurt drink ayran TURKIC “salted yoghurt drink” -cı suffix -cı: occupational suffix
Ayrancı: parts and root words
  • ayran Turkic — salted yoghurt drink2

How was the name Ayrancı formed?

Ayrancı belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (ayran + -cı).

Who are some well-known people named Ayrancı?

  1. Sinan Ayrancı association football player 1990–
  2. Erol Ayrancı researcher
  3. Mustafa Ayrancı activist 1952–

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

How is Ayrancı written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Ayranci.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: ayrancı accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: ayran 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 Ayrancı

Q1

What does the surname Ayrancı mean?

Ayrancı is the occupational word for a maker or seller of ayran, the salted yoghurt drink. Ayran is attested as ayrān in Oghuz and Kipchak; Nişanyan tentatively derives it from adır- ‘to separate’. Ayrancı is also the name of a district of Karaman Province.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Ayrancı?

The root word of Ayrancı is ayran (Turkic): “salted yoghurt drink”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Ayrancı?

Ay·ran·cı, 3 syllables; IPA: /ajɾanˈdʒɯ/.