Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 709

Aytaş

Aytaş /ajˈtaʃ/ ASCII Aytas

“moonstone”1

Probable origin Aytaş: root entries for ay + taş · How do we know?

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How do you pronounce Aytaş?

Aytaş

IPA /ajˈtaʃ/

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

What does the surname Aytaş mean?

Aytaş is built from ay, “moon”, and taş, “stone”, and is understood as “moonstone, a stone bright as the moon”. A village of this name exists in the Araklı district of Trabzon. In Turkish names the element ay carries the image of beauty and radiance.1,2

Grammar ay + taş: noun–noun compound.

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

What is Aytaş made of?

Aytaş is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: ay (moon; beautiful, bright) + taş (stone).

Aytaş ++ first element ay moon; beautiful, bright TURKIC ay “moon” suffix taş stone TURKIC taş “stone” Aytaş ay first element moon; beautiful, bright ay TURKIC “moon” taş suffix stone taş TURKIC “stone”
Aytaş: parts and root words

How was the name Aytaş formed?

Aytaş was formed by adding the suffix taş (“stone”) to ay (“moon; beautiful, bright”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.6

Which surnames are related to Aytaş?

Aytaş Aktaş Karataş Taş Altıntaş Demirtaş Taşdemir
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Aktaş same root 30 222,711
02 Karataş same root – –
03 Taş same root – –
04 Altıntaş same root – –
05 Demirtaş same root – –
06 Taşdemir same root – –
07 Taşçı same root – –
08 Ertaş same root – –
09 Göktaş same root – –
10 Taşkıran same root – –
11 Taştan same root – –
12 Altuntaş same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Aytaş?

  1. Ruken Aytaş politician 1967–
  2. Mehmet Ali Aytaş politician 1906–1999
  3. Recai Aytaş politician 1964–
  4. Mahizer Zeynep Aytas basketball player 1984–

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

How is Aytaş written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey the name is often written Aytas.

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Aytaş?

Arslantaş, Aslantaş and Akdaş share gloss keywords with Aytaş within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Aytaş?

Read the root, formation and register information for Aytaş alongside these guides: How Turkish Surnames Are Formed: Roots and Suffixes and How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames.

Where do these facts come from?

All sources accessed 8 November 2026

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: ay
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: taş
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Aytaş
  4. 4 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: taş
  5. 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
  7. 7 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS)

Common questions about Aytaş

Q1

What does the surname Aytaş mean?

Aytaş is built from ay, “moon”, and taş, “stone”, and is understood as “moonstone, a stone bright as the moon”. A village of this name exists in the Araklı district of Trabzon. In Turkish names the element ay carries the image of beauty and radiance.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Aytaş?

Aytaş is made up of two elements: ay “moon” (Turkic) and taş “stone” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Aytaş?

Ay·taş, 2 syllables; IPA: /ajˈtaʃ/.