Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Cerrah

Cerrah /dʒeɾˈɾah/

“surgeon”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
C
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 Cerrah?

Cerrah

IPA /dʒeɾˈɾah/

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

What does the surname Cerrah mean?

A cerrah is a surgeon; in older usage the word also covered someone who treated minor wounds. It came through Ottoman Turkish from Arabic jarrāḥ, from a root meaning ‘to wound, cut’.1

Cerrah is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Cerrah made of?

Cerrah is a single Arabic root: cerrah (surgeon).

Cerrah root cerrah surgeon ARABIC cerrah “surgeon; one who treatswounds” Cerrah cerrah root surgeon cerrah ARABIC “surgeon; one who treats wounds”
Cerrah: parts and root words
  • cerrah Arabic — surgeon; one who treats wounds1

How was the name Cerrah formed?

Cerrah is the word cerrah (“surgeon”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Which surnames are related to Cerrah?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Cerrahoğlu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Cerrah?

  1. Celalettin Cerrah statesperson 1953–
  2. Tolga Cerrah basketball player 1991–

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

Where do these facts come from?

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

Common questions about Cerrah

Q1

What does the surname Cerrah mean?

A cerrah is a surgeon; in older usage the word also covered someone who treated minor wounds. It came through Ottoman Turkish from Arabic jarrāḥ, from a root meaning ‘to wound, cut’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Cerrah?

The root word of Cerrah is cerrah (Arabic): “surgeon; one who treats wounds”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Cerrah?

Cer·rah, 2 syllables; IPA: /dʒeɾˈɾah/.