Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Göçen

Göçen /ɟøˈt͡ʃen/ ASCII Gocen

“migrating, one who moves on”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
From a verb
Vowel harmony
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Initial
G
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 Göçen?

Göçen

IPA /ɟøˈt͡ʃen/

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

What does the surname Göçen mean?

The participle of göçmek ‘to migrate’: ‘one who moves on, migrating’. Nişanyan traces göç- to Old Turkic köç- ‘to set off, move house’, from köt- ‘to lift’.1

Grammar -en participle of göçmek.

That Göçen goes back to göçmek is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Göçen made of?

Göçen breaks into 2 parts: göç- (göçmek: to migrate) + -en (-en: participle suffix).

Göçen + root göç- göçmek: to migrate TURKIC göçmek “to move away, migrate” suffix -en -en: participle suffix Göçen göç- root göçmek: to migrate göçmek TURKIC “to move away, migrate” -en suffix -en: participle suffix
Göçen: parts and root words
  • göçmek Turkic — to move away, migrate1

How was the name Göçen formed?

Göçen belongs to the “from a verb” class of surnames (göç- + -en).

Which surnames are related to Göçen?

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

Who are some well-known people named Göçen?

  1. Ahmet Hasan Göcen association football player 2003–
  2. Ahmet Göçen researcher

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

How is Göçen written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language and other foreign records the name is usually written Gocen.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: göçmek accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Göçen

Q1

What does the surname Göçen mean?

The participle of göçmek ‘to migrate’: ‘one who moves on, migrating’. Nişanyan traces göç- to Old Turkic köç- ‘to set off, move house’, from köt- ‘to lift’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Göçen?

The root word of Göçen is göçmek (Turkic): “to move away, migrate”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Göçen?

Gö·çen, 2 syllables; IPA: /ɟøˈt͡ʃen/.