Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 989

Berksoy

Berksoy /beɾkˈsoj/

“strong lineage”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 2
Formation
1934 coinage
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
B
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Berksoy?

Berksoy

IPA /beɾkˈsoj/

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

What does the surname Berksoy mean?

Berksoy combines berk ‘firm, strong’ with soy ‘lineage’: ‘a sturdy line, a strong lineage’. It belongs to the common -soy pattern of surnames, like Aksoy, Ersoy and Gürsoy.1,2

Grammar berk + soy: adjective plus noun.

That Berksoy goes back to berk and soy is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Berksoy made of?

Berksoy is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: berk (firm, strong) + soy (lineage, descent).

Berksoy + first element berk firm, strong TURKIC berk “firm, solid, strong” root soy lineage, descent TURKIC soy “lineage, descent” Berksoy berk first element firm, strong berk TURKIC “firm, solid, strong” soy root lineage, descent soy TURKIC “lineage, descent”
Berksoy: parts and root words
  • berk Turkic — firm, solid, strong1
  • soy Turkic — lineage, descent2

How was the name Berksoy formed?

Berksoy is a name newly coined from berk (“firm, strong”) and soy (“lineage, descent”) in the years of the surname law.

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

Which surnames are related to Berksoy?

Berksoy Aksoy Gürsoy Ulusoy Özsoy Ersoy Soysal Soylu Atasoy Şensoy Soydan Berk Soyer
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Aksoy same root – –
02 Gürsoy same root – –
03 Ulusoy same root – –
04 Özsoy same root – –
05 Ersoy same root – –
06 Soysal same root – –
07 Soylu same root – –
08 Atasoy same root – –
09 Şensoy same root – –
10 Soydan same root – –
11 Berk same root – –
12 Soyer same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Berksoy?

  1. Semiha Berksoy opera singer 1910–2004
  2. Kemal Cenap Berksoy politician 1875–1949
  3. Seyfi Berksoy amateur wrestler 1903–1974
  4. Seyfi Cenap Berksoy professional wrestler
  5. Zeliha Berksoy actor 1946–

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

Is Berksoy also a first name?

Yes. Berksoy is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “strong lineage”.

Berksoy as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: berk accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: soy accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: berk accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Wiktionary: soy accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Berksoy

Q1

What does the surname Berksoy mean?

Berksoy combines berk ‘firm, strong’ with soy ‘lineage’: ‘a sturdy line, a strong lineage’. It belongs to the common -soy pattern of surnames, like Aksoy, Ersoy and Gürsoy.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Berksoy?

Berksoy is made up of two elements: berk “firm, solid, strong” (Turkic) and soy “lineage, descent” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Berksoy?

Berk·soy, 2 syllables; IPA: /beɾkˈsoj/.