Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Ozansoy

Ozansoy /ozanˈsoj/

“line of minstrels”1

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

How do you pronounce Ozansoy?

Ozansoy

IPA /ozanˈsoj/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Ozansoy mean?

Ozansoy joins ozan and soy: “line of minstrels, descended from poets”. Ozan is the old Turkish word for a folk poet who sings to the saz, and soy means “family, lineage”. The name turns the tradition of poetry and song into a family name.1

Grammar ozan + soy, a noun compound

That Ozansoy goes back to ozan and soy is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Ozansoy made of?

Ozansoy breaks into 2 parts: ozan (folk poet, minstrel) + soy (lineage).

Ozansoy + root ozan folk poet, minstrel TURKIC ozan “folk poet who sings tothe saz” root soy lineage TURKIC soy “lineage, family” Ozansoy ozan root folk poet, minstrel ozan TURKIC “folk poet who sings to the saz” soy root lineage soy TURKIC “lineage, family”
Ozansoy: parts and root words
  • ozan Turkic — folk poet who sings to the saz1
  • soy Turkic — lineage, family1

How was the name Ozansoy formed?

Ozansoy belongs to the “1934 coinage” class of surnames (ozan + soy).

Which surnames are related to Ozansoy?

Ozansoy Aksoy Gürsoy Ulusoy Özsoy Ersoy Soysal Soylu Atasoy Şensoy Soydan Ozan Soyer
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Aksoy same root – –
02 Gürsoy same root – –
03 Ulusoy same root – –
04 Özsoy same root – –
05 Ersoy same root – –
06 Soysal same root – –
07 Soylu same root – –
08 Atasoy same root – –
09 Şensoy same root – –
10 Soydan same root – –
11 Ozan same root – –
12 Soyer same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Ozansoy?

  1. Faik Ali Ozansoy politician 1876–1950
  2. Halit Fahri Ozansoy writer 1891–1971
  3. Fikret Ozansoy paleontologist 1912–2006
  4. Hayrettin Ozansoy politician 1915–1987
  5. Munis Faik Ozansoy politician 1911–1975
  6. Gülgün Ozansoy researcher
  7. Mehmet Ozansoy researcher
  8. Muzaffer Beyza Ozansoy researcher

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: ozan accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Ozansoy 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 Ozansoy

Q1

What does the surname Ozansoy mean?

Ozansoy joins ozan and soy: “line of minstrels, descended from poets”. Ozan is the old Turkish word for a folk poet who sings to the saz, and soy means “family, lineage”. The name turns the tradition of poetry and song into a family name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Ozansoy?

The root word of Ozansoy is ozan (Turkic): “folk poet who sings to the saz”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Ozansoy?

O·zan·soy, 3 syllables; IPA: /ozanˈsoj/.