Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Özercan

Özercan /øzeɾˈdʒan/ ASCII Ozercan

“Özer + can ‘soul’”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Compound
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 Özercan?

Özercan

IPA /øzeɾˈdʒan/

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

What does the surname Özercan mean?

The given name Özer joined to can. Özer is read as Turkish öz ‘genuine’ + er ‘man’, ‘true man’; Nişanyan’s dictionary of names adds that in many cases it stands in for the Arabic name Üzeyr. Can, a Persian loan, means ‘soul, life; dear one’.1,2

Grammar öz + er + can.

That Özercan goes back to Özer and can is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Özercan made of?

Özercan combines Turkic and Persian elements in 3 parts: öz (own; genuine) + er (man) + can (soul; dear one).

Özercan ++ root öz own; genuine TURKIC Özer “male given name (öz +er)” root er man PERSIAN can “soul, life; dear one” root can soul; dear one Özercan öz root own; genuine Özer TURKIC “male given name (öz + er)” er root man can PERSIAN “soul, life; dear one” can root soul; dear one
Özercan: parts and root words
  • Özer Turkic — male given name (öz + er)1
  • can Persian — soul, life; dear one2

How was the name Özercan formed?

Özercan was formed by joining öz (“own; genuine”) and er (“man”) + can.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Özercan?

Özercan Özcan Can Özer Ercan Demircan Candan Tezcan Karacan Babacan Gürcan Canpolat Arıcan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Özcan same root 25 233,820
02 Can same root 27 230,085
03 Özer same root – –
04 Ercan same root – –
05 Demircan same root – –
06 Candan same root – –
07 Tezcan same root – –
08 Karacan same root – –
09 Babacan same root – –
10 Gürcan same root – –
11 Canpolat same root – –
12 Arıcan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Özercan?

  1. Mehmet Neşet Özercan politician 1880–1944
  2. Mehmet Reşat Özercan researcher
  3. İbrahim Hanifi Özercan researcher

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

Is Özercan also a first name?

Yes. Özercan is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: Özer + can ‘soul’.

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

How is Özercan written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Ozercan in English-language records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Özer accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: can 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 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Özercan

Q1

What does the surname Özercan mean?

The given name Özer joined to can. Özer is read as Turkish öz ‘genuine’ + er ‘man’, ‘true man’; Nişanyan’s dictionary of names adds that in many cases it stands in for the Arabic name Üzeyr. Can, a Persian loan, means ‘soul, life; dear one’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Özercan?

Özercan is made up of two elements: Özer “male given name (öz + er)” (Turkic) and can “soul, life; dear one” (Persian).
Q3

How do you pronounce Özercan?

Ö·zer·can, 3 syllables; IPA: /øzeɾˈdʒan/.