Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 917

Coşan

Coşan /dʒoˈʃan/ ASCII Cosan

“surging, exuberant”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
From a verb
Vowel harmony
back
Initial
C
Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Coşan?

Coşan

IPA /dʒoˈʃan/

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

What does the surname Coşan mean?

Coşan is the participle of coşmak: ‘surging, overflowing, swelling with excitement’. The verb describes a person carried away by joy as well as a river or wind that suddenly rises. Coşkun ‘ebullient’ and coşku ‘enthusiasm’ come from the same root.1

Grammar coş- + -an: present participle.

That Coşan goes back to coşmak is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Coşan made of?

Coşan breaks into 2 parts: coş- (coşmak: to boil over, to be carried away) + -an (participle suffix -An).

Coşan + root coş- coşmak: to boil over, tobe carried away TURKIC coşmak “to be carried away byfeeling; to surge, swell” suffix -an participle suffix -An Coşan coş- root coşmak: to boil over, to be carriedaway coşmak TURKIC “to be carried away by feeling;to surge, swell” -an suffix participle suffix -An
Coşan: parts and root words
  • coşmak Turkic — to be carried away by feeling; to surge, swell1

How was the name Coşan formed?

Coşan belongs to the “from a verb” class of surnames (coş- + -an).

Which surnames are related to Coşan?

Coşan Coşkun Coşar Coşkan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Coşkun same root – –
02 Coşar same root – –
03 Coşkan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Coşan?

  1. Mahmud Esad Coşan writer 1938–2001
  2. Leyla Coşan university teacher 1971–
  3. Muharrem Nureddin Coşan statesperson 1963–
  4. Didem Turgut Cosan researcher
  5. Didem Turgut Coşan researcher

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

Is Coşan also a first name?

Yes. Coşan is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “surging, exuberant”.

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

How is Coşan written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey the name is often written Cosan. In Turkish, ş is pronounced like English sh and c is pronounced like j in “jam”.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: coşmak accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Coşan

Q1

What does the surname Coşan mean?

Coşan is the participle of coşmak: ‘surging, overflowing, swelling with excitement’. The verb describes a person carried away by joy as well as a river or wind that suddenly rises. Coşkun ‘ebullient’ and coşku ‘enthusiasm’ come from the same root.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Coşan?

The root word of Coşan is coşmak (Turkic): “to be carried away by feeling; to surge, swell”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Coşan?

Co·şan, 2 syllables; IPA: /dʒoˈʃan/.