Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 862

Büyükburç

Büyükburç /byjycˈbuɾtʃ/ ASCII Buyukburc

“great tower; great sign”2

Letters / syllables
9 / 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. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Büyükburç?

Büyükburç

IPA /byjycˈbuɾtʃ/

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

What does the surname Büyükburç mean?

Büyükburç is formed from büyük ‘great’ and burç. Burç has two senses in Turkish: a tower rising above a fortress wall, and a sign of the zodiac. It comes from Arabic burj, which is linked to Greek pýrgos ‘tower’ or Latin burgus.1,2

Grammar büyük + burç.

That Büyükburç goes back to büyük and burç is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Büyükburç made of?

Büyükburç breaks into 2 parts: büyük (büyük: big, great) + burç (burç: tower, bastion; zodiac sign).

Büyükburç + root büyük büyük: big, great TURKIC büyük “big, great” root burç burç: tower, bastion;zodiac sign ARABIC burç “tower of a fortress;sign of the zodiac” Büyükburç büyük root büyük: big, great büyük TURKIC “big, great” burç root burç: tower, bastion; zodiac sign burç ARABIC “tower of a fortress; sign of thezodiac”
Büyükburç: parts and root words
  • büyük Turkic — big, great2
  • burç Arabic — tower of a fortress; sign of the zodiac1

How was the name Büyükburç formed?

Büyükburç belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (büyük + burç).

Which surnames are related to Büyükburç?

Büyükburç Büyük Gözübüyük Büyükaşık Büyükbayraktar Büyükkaya Büyükberber Büyükak Büyüküstün
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Büyük same root – –
02 Gözübüyük same root – –
03 Büyükaşık same root – –
04 Büyükbayraktar same root – –
05 Büyükkaya same root – –
06 Büyükberber same root – –
07 Büyükak same root – –
08 Büyüküstün same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Büyükburç?

  1. Erol Büyükburç actor 1936–2015
  2. Ajlan Büyükburç singer 1970–1999
  3. Emel Büyükburç actor 1952–2001
  4. Atıl Büyükburç basketball player 1976–

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

How is Büyükburç written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is usually written Buyukburc.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: burç accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: büyük 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 Büyükburç

Q1

What does the surname Büyükburç mean?

Büyükburç is formed from büyük ‘great’ and burç. Burç has two senses in Turkish: a tower rising above a fortress wall, and a sign of the zodiac. It comes from Arabic burj, which is linked to Greek pýrgos ‘tower’ or Latin burgus.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Büyükburç?

The root word of Büyükburç is büyük (Arabic): “big, great”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Büyükburç?

Bü·yük·burç, 3 syllables; IPA: /byjycˈbuɾtʃ/.