Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Tank

/tank/

“tank”2

Letters / syllables
4 / 1
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
back
Initial
T
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6Abroad
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Tank?

Tank

IPA /tank/

What does the surname Tank mean?

Tank is the word for the armoured fighting vehicle on tracks and for a large container for liquids. According to Nişanyan’s dictionary it is borrowed from English tank; the military sense dates from 1917 and shares its origin with the sense “water tank”. The surname has the same form as this word.2

That Tank goes back to tank is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

Tank is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Tank made of?

Tank is a single root: tank (tank (armoured vehicle; container)).

Tank root tank tank (armoured vehicle;container) FRENCH tank “English tank, ‘armouredvehicle; cistern’” Tank tank root tank (armoured vehicle; container) tank FRENCH “English tank, ‘armoured vehicle;cistern’”
Tank: parts and root words
  • tank French — English tank, “armoured vehicle; cistern”2

How was the name Tank formed?

Tank belongs to the “plain noun” class of surnames.

Who are some well-known people named Tank?

  1. Azize Tank politician 1950–
  2. Aytekin Tank writer
  3. Fatih Tank researcher
  4. Kurt Tank university teacher 1898–1983
  5. Carsten Tank politician 1766–1832

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

How is Tank written and pronounced abroad?

Tank uses only letters shared with English, so the spelling stays the same abroad.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: tank accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: tank 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

Common questions about Tank

Q1

What does the surname Tank mean?

Tank is the word for the armoured fighting vehicle on tracks and for a large container for liquids. According to Nişanyan’s dictionary it is borrowed from English tank; the military sense dates from 1917 and shares its origin with the sense “water tank”. The surname has the same form as this word.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Tank?

The root word of Tank is tank (European): ‘English tank, “armoured vehicle; cistern”’.
Q3

How do you pronounce Tank?

Tank, 1 syllable; IPA: /tank/.