Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 813

Bozdemir

Bozdemir /bozdeˈmiɾ/

“grey iron”1

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. §7As a first name
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Bozdemir?

Bozdemir

IPA /bozdeˈmiɾ/

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

What does the surname Bozdemir mean?

Formed from boz “grey, dun” and demir “iron”, the name reads as “grey iron”, evoking the ash colour of raw iron. Both parts are Turkish; demir stands for strength in surnames, while boz is the colour element also found in Bozkurt and bozkır.1

Grammar boz + demir.

That Bozdemir goes back to boz and demir is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Bozdemir made of?

Bozdemir breaks into 2 parts: boz (grey, dun) + demir (iron).

Bozdemir + root boz grey, dun TURKIC boz “grey, dun” root demir iron TURKIC demir “iron” Bozdemir boz root grey, dun boz TURKIC “grey, dun” demir root iron demir TURKIC “iron”
Bozdemir: parts and root words
  • boz Turkic — grey, dun1
  • demir Turkic — iron1

How was the name Bozdemir formed?

Bozdemir belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (boz + demir).

Which surnames are related to Bozdemir?

Bozdemir Demir Özdemir Bozkurt Demirci Demirel Aydemir Demirtaş Kandemir Akdemir Taşdemir Demircan Boz
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Demir same root 3 876,934
02 Özdemir same root 10 556,378
03 Bozkurt same root – –
04 Demirci same root – –
05 Demirel same root – –
06 Aydemir same root – –
07 Demirtaş same root – –
08 Kandemir same root – –
09 Akdemir same root – –
10 Taşdemir same root – –
11 Demircan same root – –
12 Boz same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Bozdemir?

  1. Mustafa Bozdemir photographer
  2. Ali İhsan Bozdemir actor 1969–
  3. Esin Bozdemir researcher
  4. Mustafa Bozdemir researcher
  5. Özgür Altan Bozdemir researcher

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

Is Bozdemir also a first name?

Yes. Bozdemir is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “grey iron”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: demir accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Bozdemir 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 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Bozdemir

Q1

What does the surname Bozdemir mean?

Formed from boz “grey, dun” and demir “iron”, the name reads as “grey iron”, evoking the ash colour of raw iron. Both parts are Turkish; demir stands for strength in surnames, while boz is the colour element also found in Bozkurt and bozkır.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Bozdemir?

The root word of Bozdemir is boz (Turkic): “grey, dun”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Bozdemir?

Boz·de·mir, 3 syllables; IPA: /bozdeˈmiɾ/.