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Özdoğan

Özdoğan /øzdoˈan/ ASCII Ozdogan

“true falcon; born true”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
1934 coinage
Vowel harmony
mixed
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 Özdoğan?

Özdoğan

IPA /øzdoˈan/

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

What does the surname Özdoğan mean?

Built from öz “pure, genuine” and doğan. Doğan names a falcon, and is also the participle of doğmak “to be born, to rise”; the name can therefore be read as “true falcon” or as “born true, rising”.1,2

Grammar öz + doğan; doğan is either the bird noun or the participle doğ- + -an.

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

What is Özdoğan made of?

Özdoğan is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: öz (öz: own; pure, genuine) + doğan (doğan: falcon; one who is born, rising).

Özdoğan ++ first element öz öz: own; pure, genuine TURKIC öz “self, own; pure” suffix doğan doğan: falcon; one who isborn, rising TURKIC doğan “falcon; participle ofdoğmak” Özdoğan öz first element öz: own; pure, genuine öz TURKIC “self, own; pure” doğan suffix doğan: falcon; one who is born, rising doğan TURKIC “falcon; participle of doğmak”
Özdoğan: parts and root words
  • öz Turkic — self, own; pure1
  • doğan Turkic — falcon; participle of doğmak2

How was the name Özdoğan formed?

Özdoğan was formed by adding the suffix doğan (“doğan: falcon; one who is born, rising”) to öz (“öz: own; pure, genuine”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.6

Which surnames are related to Özdoğan?

Özdoğan Doğan Erdoğan Aydoğan Akdoğan Doğanay Karadoğan Tandoğan Türkdoğan Alpdoğan Doğanlar Taşdoğan Doğançay
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Doğan same root 12 485,906
02 Erdoğan same root 26 233,535
03 Aydoğan same root – –
04 Akdoğan same root – –
05 Doğanay same root – –
06 Karadoğan same root – –
07 Tandoğan same root – –
08 Türkdoğan same root – –
09 Alpdoğan same root – –
10 Doğanlar same root – –
11 Taşdoğan same root – –
12 Doğançay same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Özdoğan?

  1. Şaban Özdoğan association football player 1990–
  2. Oytun Özdoğan association football player 1998–
  3. Selim Özdoğan writer 1971–
  4. Belkıs Özdoğan physicist 1912–2002
  5. Deniz Özdoğan actor 1982–
  6. Gökçen Özdoğan Enç politician 1976–
  7. Semahat Özdoğan news presenter 2000–
  8. Elif Bahat Özdoğan researcher

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

Is Özdoğan also a first name?

Yes. Özdoğan is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “true falcon; born true”.

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

How is Özdoğan written and pronounced abroad?

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: öz accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: doğan accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: öz accessed 9 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: doğan accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026
  8. 8 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Özdoğan

Q1

What does the surname Özdoğan mean?

Built from öz “pure, genuine” and doğan. Doğan names a falcon, and is also the participle of doğmak “to be born, to rise”; the name can therefore be read as “true falcon” or as “born true, rising”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Özdoğan?

Özdoğan is made up of two elements: öz “self, own; pure” (Turkic) and doğan “falcon; participle of doğmak” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Özdoğan?

Öz·do·ğan, 3 syllables; IPA: /øzdoˈan/.