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Taşdemir

Taşdemir /taʃdeˈmiɾ/ ASCII Tasdemir

“firm as stone and iron”2

Province lists
21
province top-30s
Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Contents§1–§13
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Spellings
  7. §7Provinces
  8. §8Notable people
  9. §9As a first name
  10. §10Abroad
  11. §11Sources
  12. §12Questions
  13. §13Related

How do you pronounce Taşdemir?

Taşdemir

IPA /taʃdeˈmiɾ/

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

What does the surname Taşdemir mean?

Taş, “stone”, joins demir, “iron”: two hard materials side by side, describing a character “firm as stone, strong as iron”. The head of the compound is the last element, demir. The name is not a dictionary headword and is explained through its elements.2,3

Grammar Compound: taş + demir.

That Taşdemir goes back to taş and demir is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Taşdemir made of?

Taşdemir breaks into 2 parts: taş (stone) + demir (iron).

Taşdemir ++ root taş stone TURKIC taş “stone” suffix demir iron TURKIC demir “iron” Taşdemir taş root stone taş TURKIC “stone” demir suffix iron demir TURKIC “iron”
Taşdemir: parts and root words
  • taş Turkic — stone2
  • demir Turkic — iron3

How was the name Taşdemir formed?

Taşdemir belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (taş + demir).

Which surnames are related to Taşdemir?

Taşdemir Demir Özdemir Aktaş Demirci Karataş Demirel Taş Aydemir Altıntaş Demirtaş Kandemir Akdemir
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Demir same root 3 876,934
02 Özdemir same root 10 556,378
03 Aktaş same root 30 222,711
04 Demirci same root – –
05 Karataş same root – –
06 Demirel same root – –
07 Taş same root – –
08 Aydemir same root – –
09 Altıntaş same root – –
10 Demirtaş same root – –
11 Kandemir same root – –
12 Akdemir same root – –

How else is Taşdemir spelled?

Daşdemirspelling

Where in Türkiye is Taşdemir most common?

Taşdemir is outside the national top 30, but it appears in the top-30 lists of 2 provinces; its best rank is 8th in Ağrı.1

Adana Adıyaman Afyonkarahisar Ağrı · rank 8 · 5,883 people Amasya Ankara Antalya Artvin Aydın Balıkesir Bilecik Bingöl Bitlis Bolu Burdur Bursa Çanakkale Çankırı Çorum Denizli Diyarbakır Edirne Elazığ Erzincan Erzurum Eskişehir Gaziantep Giresun Gümüşhane Hakkari Hatay Isparta Mersin Istanbul Izmir Kars Kastamonu Kayseri Kırklareli Kırşehir Kocaeli Konya Kütahya Malatya Manisa Kahramanmaraş Mardin Muğla Muş Nevşehir Niğde Ordu Rize Sakarya Samsun Siirt Sinop Sivas Tekirdağ Tokat Trabzon Tunceli Şanlıurfa Uşak Van Yozgat Zonguldak Aksaray Bayburt Karaman Kırıkkale Batman Şırnak Bartın Ardahan Iğdır · rank 26 · 699 people Yalova Karabük Kilis Osmaniye Düzce Hover or focus a province · ADNKS 2025
  • In the province top 30 2
  • Not listed
Taşdemir: rank by province, 2025 (TÜİK ADNKS, province top-30 lists)
Provinces with the most bearers
#ProvinceRankPeople
01Ağrı85,883
02Iğdır26699

Who are some well-known people named Taşdemir?

  1. Emre Taşdemir association football player 1995–
  2. Anıl Taşdemir association football player 1988–
  3. İsmet Taşdemir association football player 1974–
  4. Dirayet Taşdemir politician 1982–
  5. Göktürk Taşdemir ice hockey player 1980–
  6. Ebru Taşdemir journalist 1973–
  7. Hikmet Taşdemir actor 1942–2024
  8. Uğur Taşdemir actor 1965–2024

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

Is Taşdemir also a first name?

Yes. Taşdemir is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “firm as stone and iron”.

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

How is Taşdemir written and pronounced abroad?

In passports and records outside Turkey Taşdemir is usually written Tasdemir.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: taş accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: demir accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 Natural Earth Natural Earth: Admin-1 boundaries accessed 8 November 2026
  8. 8 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Taşdemir

Q1

What does the surname Taşdemir mean?

Taş, “stone”, joins demir, “iron”: two hard materials side by side, describing a character “firm as stone, strong as iron”. The head of the compound is the last element, demir. The name is not a dictionary headword and is explained through its elements.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Taşdemir?

The root word of Taşdemir is taş (Turkic): “stone”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Taşdemir?

Taş·de·mir, 3 syllables; IPA: /taʃdeˈmiɾ/.