Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 2,010

Kıpçak

Kıpçak /kɯpˈtʃak/ ASCII Kipcak

“the historical Kipchaks”2

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

How do you pronounce Kıpçak?

Kıpçak

IPA /kɯpˈtʃak/

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

What does the surname Kıpçak mean?

Kıpçak (Kipchak) is the name of the Turkic people who lived on the steppes north of the Black Sea and the Caspian between the 11th and 15th centuries; today it also names the language branch that includes Kazakh and Crimean Tatar. The word is also recorded as ‘hollow of a tree’. It survives as a male name and a village name.2

What is Kıpçak made of?

Kıpçak is a single root: Kıpçak (historical Turkic tribal name).

Kıpçak + root Kıpçak historical Turkic tribalname TURKIC Kıpçak “Turkic people of thesteppes north of the…” TURKIC kıpçak “hollow of a tree” Kıpçak Kıpçak root historical Turkic tribal name Kıpçak TURKIC “Turkic people of the steppesnorth of the Black Sea,…” kıpçak TURKIC “hollow of a tree”
Kıpçak: parts and root words
  • Kıpçak Turkic — Turkic people of the steppes north of the Black Sea, 11th–15th c.; male name2
  • kıpçak Turkic — hollow of a tree2

How was the name Kıpçak formed?

Kıpçak belongs to the “plain noun” class of surnames.

Who are some well-known people named Kıpçak?

  1. Vehbi Kıpçak soldier 1875–1946
  2. Kani Kıpçak actor 1911–1984
  3. Cemal Kıpçak politician 1905–1991
  4. Gülen Kıpçak actor 1944–2017
  5. Muhittin Kıpçak association football player 1933–2013
  6. Azmi Seyhun Kıpçak researcher

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

Is Kıpçak also a first name?

Yes. Kıpçak is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “the historical Kipchaks”.

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

How is Kıpçak written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is often written Kipcak.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Kıpçak accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kıpçak 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 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Kıpçak

Q1

What does the surname Kıpçak mean?

Kıpçak (Kipchak) is the name of the Turkic people who lived on the steppes north of the Black Sea and the Caspian between the 11th and 15th centuries; today it also names the language branch that includes Kazakh and Crimean Tatar. The word is also recorded as ‘hollow of a tree’. It survives as a male name and a village name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kıpçak?

The root word of Kıpçak is Kıpçak (Turkic): “Turkic people of the steppes north of the Black Sea, 11th–15th c.; male name”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kıpçak?

Kıp·çak, 2 syllables; IPA: /kɯpˈtʃak/.