Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Özbey

Özbey /øzˈbej/ ASCII Ozbey

“true lord, noble chief”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
1934 coinage
Vowel harmony
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Initial
Ö
Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Özbey?

Özbey

IPA /øzˈbej/

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

What does the surname Özbey mean?

Formed from öz “true, pure” and bey, it means “true lord, noble chief”. In Old Turkic bey was the title of a tribal or provincial leader; it later became a general term of respect.1,2

Grammar öz + bey; modifier öz first.

That Özbey goes back to öz and bey is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Özbey made of?

Özbey breaks into 2 parts: öz (öz: pure, genuine) + bey (bey: lord, chief).

Özbey ++ first element öz öz: pure, genuine TURKIC öz “pure” suffix bey bey: lord, chief TURKIC bey “chief, lord; title ofrespect” Özbey öz first element öz: pure, genuine öz TURKIC “pure” bey suffix bey: lord, chief bey TURKIC “chief, lord; title of respect”
Özbey: parts and root words
  • öz Turkic — pure1
  • bey Turkic — chief, lord; title of respect2

How was the name Özbey formed?

Özbey belongs to the “1934 coinage” class of surnames (öz + bey).

Which surnames are related to Özbey?

Özbey Bey Bozbey Beyhan Beyoğlu Bek
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Bey same root – –
02 Bozbey same root – –
03 Beyhan same root – –
04 Beyoğlu same root – –
05 Bek same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Özbey?

  1. Merve Özbey singer 1988–
  2. Tolgay Özbey association football player 1986–
  3. Sacit Özbey cross-country skier 1953–
  4. Rızvan Özbey cross-country skier 1948–
  5. Metin Özbey aircraft pilot 1971–2011
  6. Fahrettin Özbey researcher
  7. Harun Özbey researcher
  8. Hüseyin Özbey researcher

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

Is Özbey also a first name?

Yes. Özbey is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “true lord, noble chief”.

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

How is Özbey written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is printed Ozbey in English-language records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: öz accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: bey 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 Özbey

Q1

What does the surname Özbey mean?

Formed from öz “true, pure” and bey, it means “true lord, noble chief”. In Old Turkic bey was the title of a tribal or provincial leader; it later became a general term of respect.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Özbey?

The root word of Özbey is öz (Turkic): “pure”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Özbey?

Öz·bey, 2 syllables; IPA: /øzˈbej/.