Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 771

Birdal

Birdal /biɾˈdaɫ/

“a single branch”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
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. §7As a first name
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Birdal?

Birdal

IPA /biɾˈdaɫ/

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

What does the surname Birdal mean?

Birdal is made of bir “one” and dal “branch”: “a single branch”. A dal is a limb growing from a tree’s trunk and, figuratively, a branch of a lineage or family. The name carries the image of a new limb growing out from the trunk.1

Grammar bir + dal (numeral + noun)

That Birdal goes back to bir and dal is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Birdal made of?

Birdal breaks into 2 parts: bir (one, single) + dal (branch).

Birdal + root bir one, single TURKIC bir “one; single” root dal branch TURKIC dal “branch of a tree” Birdal bir root one, single bir TURKIC “one; single” dal root branch dal TURKIC “branch of a tree”
Birdal: parts and root words
  • bir Turkic — one; single1
  • dal Turkic — branch of a tree1

How was the name Birdal formed?

Birdal belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (bir + dal).

Which surnames are related to Birdal?

Birdal Dal Birol Bircan Özdal Birand Özbir Altındal Birgül Elbir Birant Birkan Biryol
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Dal same root – –
02 Birol same root – –
03 Bircan same root – –
04 Özdal same root – –
05 Birand same root – –
06 Özbir same root – –
07 Altındal same root – –
08 Birgül same root – –
09 Elbir same root – –
10 Birant same root – –
11 Birkan same root – –
12 Biryol same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Birdal?

  1. Akın Birdal politician 1948–
  2. Coşkun Birdal association football player 1973–
  3. Muammer Birdal association football player 1957–
  4. Furkan Birdal association football player
  5. Tolga Birdal computer scientist
  6. Ufuk Birdal association football player 2003–

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

Is Birdal also a first name?

Yes. Birdal is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “a single branch”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: dal accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Birdal 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
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Birdal

Q1

What does the surname Birdal mean?

Birdal is made of bir “one” and dal “branch”: “a single branch”. A dal is a limb growing from a tree’s trunk and, figuratively, a branch of a lineage or family. The name carries the image of a new limb growing out from the trunk.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Birdal?

The root word of Birdal is bir (Turkic): “one; single”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Birdal?

Bir·dal, 2 syllables; IPA: /biɾˈdaɫ/.