Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Ilgaz

Ilgaz /ɯɫˈɡaz/

“Mount Ilgaz”1

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

How do you pronounce Ilgaz?

Ilgaz

IPA /ɯɫˈɡaz/

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

What does the surname Ilgaz mean?

Ilgaz is the name of the mountain range between Kastamonu and Çankırı and of a district. According to Nişanyan Adlar the mountain appears as Olgassys in the work of the first-century geographer Strabo, and the name probably came from the local Paphlagonian language of antiquity.1

Grammar Proper name from a mountain name.

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

What is Ilgaz made of?

Ilgaz is a single root: Ilgaz (mountain between Kastamonu and Çankırı).

Ilgaz root Ilgaz mountain betweenKastamonu and Çankırı OTHER Ilgaz “modern form of theancient mountain name…” Ilgaz Ilgaz root mountain between Kastamonu and Çankırı Ilgaz OTHER “modern form of the ancientmountain name Olgassys”
Ilgaz: parts and root words
  • Ilgaz Other — modern form of the ancient mountain name Olgassys1

How was the name Ilgaz formed?

Ilgaz belongs to the “place name” class of surnames.

Who are some well-known people named Ilgaz?

  1. Rıfat Ilgaz writer 1911–1993
  2. Selim Ilgaz association football player 1995–
  3. Afet Ilgaz writer 1937–2015
  4. Faruk Ilgaz politician 1922–2014
  5. Aydın Ilgaz writer 1940–2022
  6. Hasene Ilgaz politician 1902–2000
  7. Refik Ilgaz politician 1890–1962
  8. Senem Toluay Ilgaz television presenter 1973–

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

Is Ilgaz also a first name?

Yes. Ilgaz is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “Mount Ilgaz”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Ilgaz 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
  5. 5 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Ilgaz

Q1

What does the surname Ilgaz mean?

Ilgaz is the name of the mountain range between Kastamonu and Çankırı and of a district. According to Nişanyan Adlar the mountain appears as Olgassys in the work of the first-century geographer Strabo, and the name probably came from the local Paphlagonian language of antiquity.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Ilgaz?

The root word of Ilgaz is Ilgaz (another language): “modern form of the ancient mountain name Olgassys”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Ilgaz?

Il·gaz, 2 syllables; IPA: /ɯɫˈɡaz/.