Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 2,020

Kırgız

Kırgız /kɯɾˈɡɯz/ ASCII Kirgiz

“the Kyrgyz (ethnonym)”1

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

How do you pronounce Kırgız?

Kırgız

IPA /kɯɾˈɡɯz/

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

What does the surname Kırgız mean?

Kırgız is the name of a Turkic people of Central Asia and of present-day Kyrgyzstan. Wiktionary says Turkish took it from Kyrgyz kırgız. The origin of the ethnonym is debated: proposals include kırk uuz ‘forty tribes’, kırgıy ‘hawk’ and the verb kırk- ‘to cut’.1

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

What is Kırgız made of?

Kırgız is a single root: Kırgız (name of a Turkic people of Central Asia).

Kırgız root Kırgız name of a Turkic peopleof Central Asia TURKIC Kırgız “ethnonym of the Kyrgyz(Kyrgyz kırgız)” Kırgız Kırgız root name of a Turkic people of CentralAsia Kırgız TURKIC “ethnonym of the Kyrgyz (Kyrgyzkırgız)”
Kırgız: parts and root words
  • Kırgız Turkic — ethnonym of the Kyrgyz (Kyrgyz kırgız)1

How was the name Kırgız formed?

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

Who are some well-known people named Kırgız?

  1. Gökçe Kırgız singer 1989–
  2. Ahmet Kırgız researcher
  3. Timur Kırgız researcher

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

How is Kırgız written and pronounced abroad?

In records outside Turkey the name usually appears as Kirgiz: ı/İ become i/I.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Kırgız accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Kyrgyz 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

Common questions about Kırgız

Q1

What does the surname Kırgız mean?

Kırgız is the name of a Turkic people of Central Asia and of present-day Kyrgyzstan. Wiktionary says Turkish took it from Kyrgyz kırgız. The origin of the ethnonym is debated: proposals include kırk uuz ‘forty tribes’, kırgıy ‘hawk’ and the verb kırk- ‘to cut’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kırgız?

The root word of Kırgız is Kırgız (Turkic): “ethnonym of the Kyrgyz (Kyrgyz kırgız)”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kırgız?

Kır·gız, 2 syllables; IPA: /kɯɾˈɡɯz/.