Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 805

Boz

/boz/

“grey, dun”1

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

How do you pronounce Boz?

Boz

IPA /boz/

What does the surname Boz mean?

Boz is the colour between light earth-brown and grey, familiar from bozkurt “grey wolf”, bozkır “steppe” and boz at “dun horse”. Said of land it also means “untilled, unbroken”.1

Boz is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Boz made of?

Boz is a single root: boz (boz: grey, dun).

Boz root boz boz: grey, dun TURKIC boz “light earth colour,grey; untilled (land)” Boz boz root boz: grey, dun boz TURKIC “light earth colour, grey;untilled (land)”
Boz: parts and root words
  • boz Turkic — light earth colour, grey; untilled (land)1

How was the name Boz formed?

Boz belongs to the “adjective” class of surnames.

Which surnames are related to Boz?

Boz Bozkurt Bozdağ Boztepe Bozok Bozer Bozbay Bozbey Bozkaya Bozoğlu Bozyel Bozdemir Bozatlı
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Bozkurt same root – –
02 Bozdağ same root – –
03 Boztepe same root – –
04 Bozok same root – –
05 Bozer same root – –
06 Bozbay same root – –
07 Bozbey same root – –
08 Bozkaya same root – –
09 Bozoğlu same root – –
10 Bozyel same root – –
11 Bozdemir same root – –
12 Bozatlı same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Boz?

  1. Murat Boz actor 1980–
  2. Alina Boz actor 1998–
  3. Meryem Boz volleyball player 1988–
  4. Müge Boz actor 1984–
  5. Mahmut Boz association football player 1991–
  6. Sümeyre Boz anthropologist 1985–
  7. Nevval Boz intelligence officer 2000–1993
  8. Soner Boz association football player 1968–

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: boz accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Boz (soyadı) 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 Boz

Q1

What does the surname Boz mean?

Boz is the colour between light earth-brown and grey, familiar from bozkurt “grey wolf”, bozkır “steppe” and boz at “dun horse”. Said of land it also means “untilled, unbroken”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Boz?

The root word of Boz is boz (Turkic): “light earth colour, grey; untilled (land)”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Boz?

Boz, 1 syllable; IPA: /boz/.