Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Durusu

Durusu /duɾuˈsu/

“clear water”2

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

How do you pronounce Durusu?

Durusu

IPA /duɾuˈsu/

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

What does the surname Durusu mean?

Durusu is made of duru ‘clear, limpid’ and su ‘water’: ‘clear water’. Duru comes from Old Turkic turuġ ‘still, not muddy’, and su from Old Turkic sub. Nişanyan Adlar files the surname under the name Duru, explained both as ‘staying, lasting’ and as ‘clear, pure’.2,3

Grammar duru + su.

That Durusu goes back to duru and su is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Durusu made of?

Durusu breaks into 2 parts: duru (clear, limpid) + su (water).

Durusu + root duru clear, limpid TURKIC duru “clear, still” root su water TURKIC su “water” Durusu duru root clear, limpid duru TURKIC “clear, still” su root water su TURKIC “water”
Durusu: parts and root words
  • duru Turkic — clear, still2
  • su Turkic — water3

How was the name Durusu formed?

Durusu belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (duru + su).

Which surnames are related to Durusu?

Durusu Duru Durukan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Duru same root – –
02 Durukan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Durusu?

  1. İsmail Hakkı Durusu sea captain 1871–1940
  2. Mine Durusu Tanrıöver academic
  3. Müge Durusu Tanrıöver academic
  4. İpek Zeynep Durusu researcher

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

Is Durusu also a first name?

Yes. Durusu is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “clear water”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Durusu accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: duru accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: su 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 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Durusu

Q1

What does the surname Durusu mean?

Durusu is made of duru ‘clear, limpid’ and su ‘water’: ‘clear water’. Duru comes from Old Turkic turuġ ‘still, not muddy’, and su from Old Turkic sub. Nişanyan Adlar files the surname under the name Duru, explained both as ‘staying, lasting’ and as ‘clear, pure’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Durusu?

The root word of Durusu is duru (Turkic): “clear, still”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Durusu?

Du·ru·su, 3 syllables; IPA: /duɾuˈsu/.