Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Taşçıer

Taşçıer /taʃt͡ʃɯˈeɾ/ ASCII Tascier

“stonecutter man”2

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
T
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 Taşçıer?

Taşçıer

IPA /taʃt͡ʃɯˈeɾ/

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

What does the surname Taşçıer mean?

Taşçı, “stonecutter, quarryman”, joins er, “man, brave man”: “the stonecutter man, the stone mason”. Taşçı already meant “stonecutter” in Ottoman Turkish and is formed from taş, “stone”, and the occupational suffix -çı.1,2

Grammar taş + -çı + er.

That Taşçıer goes back to taşçı and er is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Taşçıer made of?

Taşçıer breaks into 2 parts: taşçı (stonecutter) + er (man, valiant man).

Taşçıer ++ root taşçı stonecutter TURKIC taşçı “stonecutter, quarryman” suffix er man, valiant man TURKIC er “man, brave man” Taşçıer taşçı root stonecutter taşçı TURKIC “stonecutter, quarryman” er suffix man, valiant man er TURKIC “man, brave man”
Taşçıer: parts and root words
  • taşçı Turkic — stonecutter, quarryman2
  • er Turkic — man, brave man1

How was the name Taşçıer formed?

Taşçıer belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (taşçı + er).

Which surnames are related to Taşçıer?

Taşçıer Taşçı Taşçıoğlu
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Taşçı same root – –
02 Taşçıoğlu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Taşçıer?

  1. Gamze Taşçıer politician 1982–
  2. İmam Taşçıer politician 1959–

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

How is Taşçıer written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey Taşçıer is usually written Tascier.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: taşçı accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: 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

Common questions about Taşçıer

Q1

What does the surname Taşçıer mean?

Taşçı, “stonecutter, quarryman”, joins er, “man, brave man”: “the stonecutter man, the stone mason”. Taşçı already meant “stonecutter” in Ottoman Turkish and is formed from taş, “stone”, and the occupational suffix -çı.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Taşçıer?

The root word of Taşçıer is taşçı (Turkic): “stonecutter, quarryman”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Taşçıer?

Taş·çı·er, 3 syllables; IPA: /taʃt͡ʃɯˈeɾ/.