Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Kurtaş

Kurtaş /kuɾˈtaʃ/ ASCII Kurtas

“wolf and stone”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
back
Initial
K
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Kurtaş?

Kurtaş

IPA /kuɾˈtaʃ/

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

What does the surname Kurtaş mean?

Read as a compound of kurt “wolf” and taş “stone”, two elements popular in surnames chosen after 1934 for their suggestion of hardness and endurance. Taş goes back to Old Turkic tāş, kurt to Old Turkic kurt. No other explanation appears in the sources.1,2

Grammar compound kurt + taş

That Kurtaş goes back to kurt and taş is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Kurtaş made of?

Kurtaş is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: kurt (kurt: wolf) + taş (taş: stone).

Kurtaş + root kurt kurt: wolf TURKIC kurt “wolf” root taş taş: stone TURKIC taş “stone, rock” Kurtaş kurt root kurt: wolf kurt TURKIC “wolf” taş root taş: stone taş TURKIC “stone, rock”
Kurtaş: parts and root words
  • kurt Turkic — wolf1
  • taş Turkic — stone, rock2

How was the name Kurtaş formed?

Kurtaş was formed by joining kurt (“kurt: wolf”) and taş (“taş: stone”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Which surnames are related to Kurtaş?

Kurtaş Kurt Aktaş Bozkurt Karataş Taş Altıntaş Demirtaş Taşdemir Taşçı Ertaş Karakurt Göktaş
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Kurt same root 17 289,723
02 Aktaş same root 30 222,711
03 Bozkurt same root – –
04 Karataş same root – –
05 Taş same root – –
06 Altıntaş same root – –
07 Demirtaş same root – –
08 Taşdemir same root – –
09 Taşçı same root – –
10 Ertaş same root – –
11 Karakurt same root – –
12 Göktaş same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Kurtaş?

  1. Hakan Kurtaş actor 1988–

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

How is Kurtaş written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign documents the name is usually written Kurtas.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kurt accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: taş accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: kurt accessed 9 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Kurtaş

Q1

What does the surname Kurtaş mean?

Read as a compound of kurt “wolf” and taş “stone”, two elements popular in surnames chosen after 1934 for their suggestion of hardness and endurance. Taş goes back to Old Turkic tāş, kurt to Old Turkic kurt. No other explanation appears in the sources.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kurtaş?

Kurtaş is made up of two elements: kurt “wolf” (Turkic) and taş “stone, rock” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Kurtaş?

Kur·taş, 2 syllables; IPA: /kuɾˈtaʃ/.