Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 3,589

Özyıldız

Özyıldız /øzjɯɫˈdɯz/ ASCII Ozyildiz

“true star”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
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. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Özyıldız?

Özyıldız

IPA /øzjɯɫˈdɯz/

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

What does the surname Özyıldız mean?

In Özyıldız, öz ‘pure, genuine’ meets yıldız ‘star’: ‘a true star’. Yıldız is an inherited Turkic word carrying images of brightness, guidance and fortune.1,2

Grammar öz + yıldız: qualifier + noun.

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

What is Özyıldız made of?

Özyıldız is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: öz (own; pure, genuine) + yıldız (star).

Özyıldız + first element öz own; pure, genuine TURKIC öz “genuine; own” root yıldız star TURKIC yıldız “star” Özyıldız öz first element own; pure, genuine öz TURKIC “genuine; own” yıldız root star yıldız TURKIC “star”
Özyıldız: parts and root words
  • öz Turkic — genuine; own1
  • yıldız Turkic — star2

How was the name Özyıldız formed?

Özyıldız was formed by joining öz (“own; pure, genuine”) and yıldız (“star”).

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

Which surnames are related to Özyıldız?

Özyıldız Yıldız Akyıldız Ayyıldız Yıldızhan Sarıyıldız Yıldızoğlu Tanyıldızı Taçyıldız Tanyıldız Gökyıldız İldiz Yıldızdoğan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Yıldız same root 5 697,080
02 Akyıldız same root – –
03 Ayyıldız same root – –
04 Yıldızhan same root – –
05 Sarıyıldız same root – –
06 Yıldızoğlu same root – –
07 Tanyıldızı same root – –
08 Taçyıldız same root – –
09 Tanyıldız same root – –
10 Gökyıldız same root – –
11 İldiz same root – –
12 Yıldızdoğan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Özyıldız?

  1. Şükrü Özyıldız actor 1988–
  2. Süleyman İnan Özyıldız ambassador 1957–
  3. Gülcan Özyıldız volleyball player 1974–
  4. Nazlı Özyıldız volleyball player 1979–
  5. Ali Gökhan Özyıldız researcher
  6. Göksin Özyıldız researcher

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

How is Özyıldız written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language records the name usually appears as Ozyildiz, in German ones as Özyildiz.

Where do these facts come from?

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

Common questions about Özyıldız

Q1

What does the surname Özyıldız mean?

In Özyıldız, öz ‘pure, genuine’ meets yıldız ‘star’: ‘a true star’. Yıldız is an inherited Turkic word carrying images of brightness, guidance and fortune.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Özyıldız?

Özyıldız is made up of two elements: öz “genuine; own” (Turkic) and yıldız “star” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Özyıldız?

Öz·yıl·dız, 3 syllables; IPA: /øzjɯɫˈdɯz/.