Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 2,104

Koru

Koru /koˈɾu/

“grove”2

Letters / syllables
4 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
K
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 Koru?

Koru

IPA /koˈɾu/

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

What does the surname Koru mean?

A koru is a grove, a small, tended wood. The word comes from Old Turkic korıg “protected place”, from korı- “to protect”, so a koru is originally a woodland set aside and guarded from felling. Settlements named Koru exist in Malatya, Muğla and Yalova.2

Koru is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Koru made of?

Koru is a single root: koru (grove, small managed wood).

Koru root koru grove, small managed wood TURKIC koru “protected place; grove” Koru koru root grove, small managed wood koru TURKIC “protected place; grove”
Koru: parts and root words
  • koru Turkic — protected place; grove2

How was the name Koru formed?

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

Who are some well-known people named Koru?

  1. Fehmi Koru author 1950–
  2. Tülay Koru-Sengul researcher

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

Is Koru also a first name?

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

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: koru accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: koru 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 Koru

Q1

What does the surname Koru mean?

A koru is a grove, a small, tended wood. The word comes from Old Turkic korıg “protected place”, from korı- “to protect”, so a koru is originally a woodland set aside and guarded from felling. Settlements named Koru exist in Malatya, Muğla and Yalova.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Koru?

The root word of Koru is koru (Turkic): “protected place; grove”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Koru?

Ko·ru, 2 syllables; IPA: /koˈɾu/.