Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 3,000

Köz

/køz/ ASCII Koz

“ember”1

Letters / syllables
3 / 1
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. §5Name family
  6. §6Abroad
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Köz?

Köz

IPA /køz/

What does the surname Köz mean?

Köz is a small glowing ember left in the fire; it also appears in dish names such as közde patlıcan ‘aubergine roasted on embers’. Nişanyan Sözlük traces it to Old Turkic kȫz ‘burning coal, ember’.1

Köz is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Köz made of?

Köz is a single Turkic root: köz (ember, live coal).

Köz root köz ember, live coal TURKIC köz “ember, live coal” Köz köz root ember, live coal köz TURKIC “ember, live coal”
Köz: parts and root words
  • köz Turkic — ember, live coal1

How was the name Köz formed?

Köz is the word köz (“ember, live coal”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Which surnames are related to Köz?

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

How is Köz written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language records the name often loses its diacritics and appears as Koz.

Where do these facts come from?

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

Common questions about Köz

Q1

What does the surname Köz mean?

Köz is a small glowing ember left in the fire; it also appears in dish names such as közde patlıcan ‘aubergine roasted on embers’. Nişanyan Sözlük traces it to Old Turkic kȫz ‘burning coal, ember’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Köz?

The root word of Köz is köz (Turkic): “ember, live coal”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Köz?

Köz, 1 syllable; IPA: /køz/.