Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Özkurt

Özkurt /øzˈkuɾt/ ASCII Ozkurt

“a true wolf”1

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

How do you pronounce Özkurt?

Özkurt

IPA /øzˈkuɾt/

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

What does the surname Özkurt mean?

The name means “a true wolf, wolf through and through”. In Turkic oral tradition the wolf is a symbol of strength and of guidance; figuratively the dictionary also uses kurt for an old hand who cannot be fooled. Öz- stresses that the quality is genuine.1,2

Grammar Compound of öz + kurt.

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

What is Özkurt made of?

Özkurt is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: öz (own; pure, true) + kurt (wolf).

Özkurt ++ first element öz own; pure, true TURKIC öz “pure; own” suffix kurt wolf TURKIC kurt “wolf; figuratively anold hand” Özkurt öz first element own; pure, true öz TURKIC “pure; own” kurt suffix wolf kurt TURKIC “wolf; figuratively an old hand”
Özkurt: parts and root words
  • öz Turkic — pure; own1
  • kurt Turkic — wolf; figuratively an old hand2

How was the name Özkurt formed?

Özkurt was formed by adding the suffix kurt (“wolf”) to öz (“own; pure, true”).

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

Which surnames are related to Özkurt?

Özkurt Kurt Bozkurt Karakurt Kurtoğlu Akkurt Kurdoğlu Aykurt Baykurt Savaşkurt Altınkurt Cankurt Erkurt
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 Bozkurt same root – –
03 Karakurt same root – –
04 Kurtoğlu same root – –
05 Akkurt same root – –
06 Kurdoğlu same root – –
07 Aykurt same root – –
08 Baykurt same root – –
09 Savaşkurt same root – –
10 Altınkurt same root – –
11 Cankurt same root – –
12 Erkurt same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Özkurt?

  1. Uğur Özkurt association football player 1970–
  2. Atabek Özkurt basketball player 1999–
  3. Enver Özkurt researcher
  4. Hivan Özkurt association football player 2004–
  5. Mete Özkurt researcher
  6. Mustafa Özkurt singer 1953–
  7. Zeynep Gürsel Özkurt researcher
  8. Zübeyde Nur Özkurt researcher

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

Is Özkurt also a first name?

Yes. Özkurt is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “a true wolf”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: öz accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kurt accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: öz accessed 9 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kurt accessed 9 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 Özkurt

Q1

What does the surname Özkurt mean?

The name means “a true wolf, wolf through and through”. In Turkic oral tradition the wolf is a symbol of strength and of guidance; figuratively the dictionary also uses kurt for an old hand who cannot be fooled. Öz- stresses that the quality is genuine.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Özkurt?

Özkurt is made up of two elements: öz “pure; own” (Turkic) and kurt “wolf; figuratively an old hand” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Özkurt?

Öz·kurt, 2 syllables; IPA: /øzˈkuɾt/.