Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Bozer

Bozer /boˈzeɾ/

“grey warrior”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
B
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 Bozer?

Bozer

IPA /boˈzeɾ/

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

What does the surname Bozer mean?

Bozer appears to be made of boz, “grey, dun”, and er, “man, brave man”: “the grey warrior”, a grey-haired or dun-complexioned man. The same form also coincides with the aorist of the verb bozmak. It resembles other colour + er names such as Karaer.1,2

Grammar Compound: boz + er.

That Bozer goes back to boz and er is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Bozer made of?

Bozer is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: boz (boz: grey, dun) + er (er: man, brave man).

Bozer + root boz boz: grey, dun TURKIC boz “grey; dun” root er er: man, brave man TURKIC er “man; brave man” Bozer boz root boz: grey, dun boz TURKIC “grey; dun” er root er: man, brave man er TURKIC “man; brave man”
Bozer: parts and root words
  • boz Turkic — grey; dun1
  • er Turkic — man; brave man2

How was the name Bozer formed?

Bozer was formed by joining boz (“boz: grey, dun”) and er (“er: man, brave man”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.6

Which surnames are related to Bozer?

Bozer Bozkurt Boz Bozdağ Boztepe Bozok 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 Boz same root – –
03 Bozdağ same root – –
04 Boztepe same root – –
05 Bozok 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 Bozer?

  1. Ali Bozer politician 1925–2020
  2. Ahmet Bozer entrepreneur 1960–
  3. Mustafa Fevzi Bozer judge 1887–1953
  4. Yüksel Bozer physician 1928–2019
  5. Şükrü Bozer jurist 1957–
  6. Büşra Bozer researcher
  7. Ömer Bozer basketball player

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: boz accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: er accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: boz accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Bozer accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Bozer

Q1

What does the surname Bozer mean?

Bozer appears to be made of boz, “grey, dun”, and er, “man, brave man”: “the grey warrior”, a grey-haired or dun-complexioned man. The same form also coincides with the aorist of the verb bozmak. It resembles other colour + er names such as Karaer.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Bozer?

Bozer is made up of two elements: boz “grey; dun” (Turkic) and er “man; brave man” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Bozer?

Bo·zer, 2 syllables; IPA: /boˈzeɾ/.