Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Taşçı

Taşçı /taʃˈtʃɯ/ ASCII Tasci

“stonemason, quarryman”2

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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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 Taşçı?

Taşçı

IPA /taʃˈtʃɯ/

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

What does the surname Taşçı mean?

A taşçı is a stonemason, a quarryman or a dealer in stone. Closely tied to the building trades, the occupational name is formed from taş “stone” and the suffix -çı.2

Grammar taş + occupational suffix -çı.

Taşçı is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Taşçı made of?

Taşçı breaks into 2 parts: taş (taş: stone) + -çı (occupational suffix).

Taşçı + root taş taş: stone TURKIC taşçı “person who dresses,sells or quarries stone” suffix -çı occupational suffix Taşçı taş root taş: stone taşçı TURKIC “person who dresses, sells orquarries stone” -çı suffix occupational suffix
Taşçı: parts and root words
  • taşçı Turkic — person who dresses, sells or quarries stone2

How was the name Taşçı formed?

Taşçı belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (taş + -çı).

Which surnames are related to Taşçı?

Taşçı Aktaş Karataş Taş Altıntaş Demirtaş Taşdemir Ertaş Göktaş Taşkıran Taştan Altuntaş Öztaş
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Aktaş same root 30 222,711
02 Karataş same root – –
03 Taş same root – –
04 Altıntaş same root – –
05 Demirtaş same root – –
06 Taşdemir same root – –
07 Ertaş same root – –
08 Göktaş same root – –
09 Taşkıran same root – –
10 Taştan same root – –
11 Altuntaş same root – –
12 Öztaş same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Taşçı?

  1. Serdar Taşçı association football player 1987–
  2. Tuğba Taşçı basketball player 1984–
  3. Tunahan Taşçı association football player 2002–
  4. Ceren Taşçı actor 1989–
  5. Vecihe Taşçı tennis player 1905–2002
  6. Sedat Taşçı boxer 1985–
  7. Tevfik Haccar Taşçı association football player 1889–1979
  8. Tan Taşçı musician 1981–

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

How is Taşçı written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is written Tasci in English and German records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: taşçı accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Taşçı 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
  6. 6 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Taşçı

Q1

What does the surname Taşçı mean?

A taşçı is a stonemason, a quarryman or a dealer in stone. Closely tied to the building trades, the occupational name is formed from taş “stone” and the suffix -çı.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Taşçı?

The root word of Taşçı is taşçı (Turkic): “person who dresses, sells or quarries stone”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Taşçı?

Taş·çı, 2 syllables; IPA: /taʃˈtʃɯ/.