Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Demirağ

Demirağ /demiˈɾaː/ ASCII Demirag

“iron net, railway network”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
D
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 Demirağ?

Demirağ

IPA /demiˈɾaː/

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

What does the surname Demirağ mean?

Demir ‘iron’ joins ağ ‘net’: ‘iron net’, that is, the railway network. According to Nişanyan Adlar the name refers to the railway network, a source of national pride in the single-party period (1923–1950). The well-known line Demir ağlarla ördük anayurdu dört baştan ‘we wove the homeland with iron nets from end to end’ keeps the image alive.1,2

Grammar Noun-plus-noun compound: demir + ağ.

That Demirağ goes back to demir and ağ is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Demirağ made of?

Demirağ breaks into 2 parts: demir (iron) + ağ (net, network).

Demirağ + first element demir iron TURKIC demir “iron” root ağ net, network TURKIC ağ “net, mesh; network” Demirağ demir first element iron demir TURKIC “iron” ağ root net, network ağ TURKIC “net, mesh; network”
Demirağ: parts and root words
  • demir Turkic — iron1
  • ağ Turkic — net, mesh; network2

How was the name Demirağ formed?

Demirağ belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (demir + ağ).

Which surnames are related to Demirağ?

Demirağ Demir Özdemir Demirci Demirel Aydemir Demirtaş Kandemir Akdemir Taşdemir Demircan Demirhan Erdemir
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 Demirci same root – –
04 Demirel same root – –
05 Aydemir same root – –
06 Demirtaş same root – –
07 Kandemir same root – –
08 Akdemir same root – –
09 Taşdemir same root – –
10 Demircan same root – –
11 Demirhan same root – –
12 Erdemir same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Demirağ?

  1. Nuri Demirağ politician 1886–1957
  2. Turgut Demirağ screenwriter 1921–1987
  3. Kartal Demirağ criminal 1956–
  4. Melike Demirağ singer 1956–
  5. Abdurrahman Naci Demirağ politician 1890–1944
  6. Muhteşem Demirağ actor 1954–2003
  7. Dilaver Demirağ writer
  8. Fikret Demirağ poet 1940–2010

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

How is Demirağ written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language documents it often appears as Demirag.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: demir accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: ağ accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Demirağ 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
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Demirağ

Q1

What does the surname Demirağ mean?

Demir ‘iron’ joins ağ ‘net’: ‘iron net’, that is, the railway network. According to Nişanyan Adlar the name refers to the railway network, a source of national pride in the single-party period (1923–1950). The well-known line Demir ağlarla ördük anayurdu dört baştan ‘we wove the homeland with iron nets from end to end’ keeps the image alive.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Demirağ?

The root word of Demirağ is demir (Turkic): “iron”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Demirağ?

De·mi·rağ, 3 syllables; IPA: /demiˈɾaː/.