Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Beyaztaş

Beyaztaş /bejazˈtaʃ/ ASCII Beyaztas

“white stone”2

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Compound
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. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Beyaztaş?

Beyaztaş

IPA /bejazˈtaʃ/

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

What does the surname Beyaztaş mean?

Formed from beyaz and taş: “white stone”. Beyaz goes back to Arabic bayāḍ “whiteness”, while the head element taş is Turkic.1,2

Grammar beyaz (Arabic) + taş (Turkic).

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

What is Beyaztaş made of?

Beyaztaş combines Arabic and Turkic elements in 2 parts: beyaz (beyaz: white) + taş (taş: stone).

Beyaztaş + root beyaz beyaz: white ARABIC beyaz “white” root taş taş: stone TURKIC taş “stone” Beyaztaş beyaz root beyaz: white beyaz ARABIC “white” taş root taş: stone taş TURKIC “stone”
Beyaztaş: parts and root words
  • beyaz Arabic — white2
  • taş Turkic — stone1

How was the name Beyaztaş formed?

Beyaztaş was formed by joining beyaz (“beyaz: white”) and taş (“taş: stone”).

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

Which surnames are related to Beyaztaş?

Beyaztaş Aktaş Karataş Taş Altıntaş Demirtaş Taşdemir Taşçı Ertaş Göktaş Taşkıran Taştan Altuntaş
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 Beyaztaş?

  1. Beste Hamiye Beyaztaş researcher
  2. Ufuk Beyaztaş university teacher

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

How is Beyaztaş written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Beyaztas: ş becomes s or sh.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: taş accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: beyaz accessed 9 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 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Beyaztaş

Q1

What does the surname Beyaztaş mean?

Formed from beyaz and taş: “white stone”. Beyaz goes back to Arabic bayāḍ “whiteness”, while the head element taş is Turkic.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Beyaztaş?

Beyaztaş is made up of two elements: beyaz “white” (Arabic) and taş “stone” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Beyaztaş?

Be·yaz·taş, 3 syllables; IPA: /bejazˈtaʃ/.