Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Erkoç

Erkoç /eɾˈkotʃ/ ASCII Erkoc

“brave as a ram”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
E
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 Erkoç?

Erkoç

IPA /eɾˈkotʃ/

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

What does the surname Erkoç mean?

Er ‘brave man’ joins koç ‘ram’. The ram leads the flock, and in Turkish koç also describes a strong, fearless young man, as in the phrase koç yiğit. Together the two elements stress ‘a man brave as a ram’.1,2

Grammar Two-element compound: er + koç.

That Erkoç goes back to er and koç is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Erkoç made of?

Erkoç breaks into 2 parts: er (man, brave warrior) + koç (ram; sturdy young man).

Erkoç + first element er man, brave warrior TURKIC er “man, brave man” root koç ram; sturdy young man TURKIC koç “ram; figuratively agallant young man” Erkoç er first element man, brave warrior er TURKIC “man, brave man” koç root ram; sturdy young man koç TURKIC “ram; figuratively a gallantyoung man”
Erkoç: parts and root words
  • er Turkic — man, brave man1
  • koç Turkic — ram; figuratively a gallant young man2

How was the name Erkoç formed?

Erkoç belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (er + koç).

Which surnames are related to Erkoç?

Erkoç Koç Koçak Koçer Karakoç Koçyiğit Akkoç Koçoğlu Aykoç Arkoç Morkoç
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Koç same root 18 286,207
02 Koçak same root – –
03 Koçer same root – –
04 Karakoç same root – –
05 Koçyiğit same root – –
06 Akkoç same root – –
07 Koçoğlu same root – –
08 Aykoç same root – –
09 Arkoç same root – –
10 Morkoç same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Erkoç?

  1. Fatih Erkoç singer 1953–
  2. Hasibe Erkoç boxer 2000–
  3. Adil Nuri Erkoç caricaturist 1927–2008
  4. Fatih Mehmet Erkoç politician 1974–
  5. Halil Erkoç basketball official
  6. Sinan Erkoç composer 1957–
  7. Dudu Erkoç Kaya researcher
  8. Gürkan Erkoç researcher

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

Is Erkoç also a first name?

Yes. Erkoç is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “brave as a ram”.

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

How is Erkoç written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Erkoc in foreign passports and registers.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: er accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: koç accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Erkoç

Q1

What does the surname Erkoç mean?

Er ‘brave man’ joins koç ‘ram’. The ram leads the flock, and in Turkish koç also describes a strong, fearless young man, as in the phrase koç yiğit. Together the two elements stress ‘a man brave as a ram’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Erkoç?

The root word of Erkoç is er (Turkic): “man, brave man”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Erkoç?

Er·koç, 2 syllables; IPA: /eɾˈkotʃ/.