Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 801

Boyacıyan

Boyacıyan /bojadʒɯˈjan/ ASCII Boyaciyan

“of the dyer’s family”1

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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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 Boyacıyan?

Boyacıyan

IPA /bojadʒɯˈjan/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Boyacıyan mean?

Boyacıyan adds the Armenian surname suffix -yan to boyacı ‘dyer, painter’ and means ‘of the family of the dyer’. Boya ‘dye, paint’ comes, according to Nişanyan, from Old Turkic boduġ. The suffix -yan does the same work as Turkish -oğlu.1

Grammar boya + -cı + -yan (Armenian surname suffix).

That Boyacıyan goes back to boya is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Boyacıyan made of?

Boyacıyan breaks into 2 parts: boyacı (dyer, painter) + -yan (Armenian surname suffix).

Boyacıyan + root boyacı dyer, painter TURKIC boya “dye, paint” suffix -yan Armenian surname suffix Boyacıyan boyacı root dyer, painter boya TURKIC “dye, paint” -yan suffix Armenian surname suffix
Boyacıyan: parts and root words
  • boya Turkic — dye, paint1

How was the name Boyacıyan formed?

Boyacıyan belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (boyacı + -yan).

Which surnames are related to Boyacıyan?

Boyacıyan Boyacı Boyacıoğlu Boyar Boya Tunçboyacıyan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Boyacı same root – –
02 Boyacıoğlu same root – –
03 Boyar same root – –
04 Boya same root – –
05 Tunçboyacıyan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Boyacıyan?

  1. Agop Boyacıyan statesperson 1854–2000
  2. Kevork Boyacıyan singer 1945–1985
  3. Sevan Boyacıyan musician 1966–

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

How is Boyacıyan written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Boyaciyan.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: boya accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wikipedia: Barsamian 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

Common questions about Boyacıyan

Q1

What does the surname Boyacıyan mean?

Boyacıyan adds the Armenian surname suffix -yan to boyacı ‘dyer, painter’ and means ‘of the family of the dyer’. Boya ‘dye, paint’ comes, according to Nişanyan, from Old Turkic boduġ. The suffix -yan does the same work as Turkish -oğlu.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Boyacıyan?

The root word of Boyacıyan is boya (Turkic): “dye, paint”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Boyacıyan?

Bo·ya·cı·yan, 4 syllables; IPA: /bojadʒɯˈjan/.