Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 775

Bakırbaş

Bakırbaş /bakɯɾˈbaʃ/ ASCII Bakirbas

“copper-headed, red-haired”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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Initial
B
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Abroad
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Bakırbaş?

Bakırbaş

IPA /bakɯɾˈbaʃ/

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

What does the surname Bakırbaş mean?

Bakır “copper” joins baş “head”: “copper-headed”, a nickname for someone with copper-coloured, reddish hair. Bakır has named the metal since Old Turkic.1,2

Grammar Compound: bakır + baş.

That Bakırbaş goes back to bakır and baş is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Bakırbaş made of?

Bakırbaş is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: bakır (bakır: copper) + baş (baş: head).

Bakırbaş + root bakır bakır: copper TURKIC bakır “copper; Old Turkic bakır” root baş baş: head TURKIC baş “head” Bakırbaş bakır root bakır: copper bakır TURKIC “copper; Old Turkic bakır” baş root baş: head baş TURKIC “head”
Bakırbaş: parts and root words
  • bakır Turkic — copper; Old Turkic bakır1
  • baş Turkic — head2

How was the name Bakırbaş formed?

Bakırbaş was formed by joining bakır (“bakır: copper”) and baş (“baş: head”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Bakırbaş?

Bakırbaş Akbaş Baş Subaşı Bakır Başer Kocabaş Erbaş Baştürk Demirbaş Başkan Başoğlu Yüzbaşıoğlu
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Akbaş same root – –
02 Baş same root – –
03 Subaşı same root – –
04 Bakır same root – –
05 Başer same root – –
06 Kocabaş same root – –
07 Erbaş same root – –
08 Baştürk same root – –
09 Demirbaş same root – –
10 Başkan same root – –
11 Başoğlu same root – –
12 Yüzbaşıoğlu same root – –

How is Bakırbaş written and pronounced abroad?

In Bakırbaş, ı (dotless i) is usually written i in foreign records; ş (English “sh”) often appears as s, giving forms such as Bakirbas.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: bakır accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: baş accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Bakırbaş accessed 9 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Bakırbaş

Q1

What does the surname Bakırbaş mean?

Bakır “copper” joins baş “head”: “copper-headed”, a nickname for someone with copper-coloured, reddish hair. Bakır has named the metal since Old Turkic.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Bakırbaş?

Bakırbaş is made up of two elements: bakır “copper; Old Turkic bakır” (Turkic) and baş “head” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Bakırbaş?

Ba·kır·baş, 3 syllables; IPA: /bakɯɾˈbaʃ/.