Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Demiryol

Demiryol /demiɾˈjoɫ/

“iron road, railway”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 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 Demiryol?

Demiryol

IPA /demiɾˈjoɫ/

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

What does the surname Demiryol mean?

A union of demir “iron” and yol “road”: the word demiryolu “railway” without its compound suffix. The name calls up the iron road of the railway as well as solidity.1,2

Grammar demir + yol; demiryolu without the compound suffix.

What is Demiryol made of?

Demiryol is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: demir (demir: iron) + yol (yol: road, way).

Demiryol + root demir demir: iron TURKIC demir “iron” root yol yol: road, way TURKIC yol “road, way” Demiryol demir root demir: iron demir TURKIC “iron” yol root yol: road, way yol TURKIC “road, way”
Demiryol: parts and root words
  • demir Turkic — iron1
  • yol Turkic — road, way2

How was the name Demiryol formed?

Demiryol was formed by joining demir (“demir: iron”) and yol (“yol: road, way”).

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

Which surnames are related to Demiryol?

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

Who are some well-known people named Demiryol?

  1. Hanife Demiryol association football player 1992–
  2. Tolga Demiryol political scientist

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

How is Demiryol written and pronounced abroad?

The name has no Turkish-specific letters and is written Demiryol abroad as well.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: demir accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: yol accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: demiryolu accessed 9 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 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Demiryol

Q1

What does the surname Demiryol mean?

A union of demir “iron” and yol “road”: the word demiryolu “railway” without its compound suffix. The name calls up the iron road of the railway as well as solidity.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Demiryol?

Demiryol is made up of two elements: demir “iron” (Turkic) and yol “road, way” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Demiryol?

De·mir·yol, 3 syllables; IPA: /demiɾˈjoɫ/.