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Erol

Erol /eˈɾoɫ/

“be brave, be a man”2

Province lists
11
province top-30s
Letters / syllables
4 / 2
Formation
From a verb
Vowel harmony
mixed
Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Provinces
  7. §7Notable people
  8. §8As a first name
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Erol?

Erol

IPA /eˈɾoɫ/

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

What does the surname Erol mean?

Er, “brave, upright man”, joins ol, the imperative of olmak, “to be”: “be a man, be brave”. The name carries the wish that the child become a courageous, upright person. It is a very common male given name.2,3

Grammar Noun plus imperative: er + ol- (second-person imperative of olmak).

What is Erol made of?

Erol breaks into 2 parts: er (man, brave man) + ol (imperative of olmak “to be, become”).

Erol + root er man, brave man TURKIC er “man; hero” root ol imperative of olmak “tobe, become” TURKIC olmak “to be, to become” Erol er root man, brave man er TURKIC “man; hero” ol root imperative of olmak “to be, become” olmak TURKIC “to be, to become”
Erol: parts and root words
  • er Turkic — man; hero2
  • olmak Turkic — to be, to become3

How was the name Erol formed?

Erol belongs to the “from a verb” class of surnames (er + ol).

Which surnames are related to Erol?

Erol Şenol Olgun Birol Gürol Başol Erenerol Şenolsun
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
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01 Şenol same root – –
02 Olgun same root – –
03 Birol same root – –
04 Gürol same root – –
05 Başol same root – –
06 Erenerol same root – –
07 Şenolsun same root – –

Where in Türkiye is Erol most common?

Erol is outside the national top 30, but it appears in the top-30 list of 1 province; its best rank is 29th in Yozgat.1

Adana Adıyaman Afyonkarahisar Ağrı Amasya Ankara Antalya Artvin Aydın Balıkesir Bilecik Bingöl Bitlis Bolu Burdur Bursa Çanakkale Çankırı Çorum Denizli Diyarbakır Edirne Elazığ Erzincan Erzurum Eskişehir Gaziantep Giresun Gümüşhane Hakkari Hatay Isparta Mersin Istanbul Izmir Kars Kastamonu Kayseri Kırklareli Kırşehir Kocaeli Konya Kütahya Malatya Manisa Kahramanmaraş Mardin Muğla Muş Nevşehir Niğde Ordu Rize Sakarya Samsun Siirt Sinop Sivas Tekirdağ Tokat Trabzon Tunceli Şanlıurfa Uşak Van Yozgat · rank 29 · 1,485 people Zonguldak Aksaray Bayburt Karaman Kırıkkale Batman Şırnak Bartın Ardahan Iğdır Yalova Karabük Kilis Osmaniye Düzce Hover or focus a province · ADNKS 2025
  • In the province top 30 1
  • Not listed
Erol: rank by province, 2025 (TÜİK ADNKS, province top-30 lists)
Provinces with the most bearers
#ProvinceRankPeople
01Yozgat291,485

Who are some well-known people named Erol?

  1. Esra Erol television presenter 1982–
  2. Esra Erol association football player 1985–
  3. Metin Erol association football player 1987–
  4. Ahmet Erol association football player 1921–2012
  5. Cemre Erol volleyball player 1992–
  6. Didem Erol actor 1975–
  7. Şerif Erol actor 1963–
  8. Safiye Erol statesperson 1902–1964

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

Is Erol also a first name?

Yes. Erol is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “be brave, be a man”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: er accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: olmak accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Erol accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  8. 8 Natural Earth Natural Earth: Admin-1 boundaries accessed 8 November 2026
  9. 9 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Erol

Q1

What does the surname Erol mean?

Er, “brave, upright man”, joins ol, the imperative of olmak, “to be”: “be a man, be brave”. The name carries the wish that the child become a courageous, upright person. It is a very common male given name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Erol?

The root word of Erol is er (Turkic): “man; hero”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Erol?

E·rol, 2 syllables; IPA: /eˈɾoɫ/.