SURNAMEEntry 4,498
Taştan
“made of stone, stone-firm”2
Leading provinces Ağrı
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How do you pronounce Taştan?
The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Taştan mean?
Taştan means ‘made of stone, stone-like’: taş ‘stone’ with the ablative ending -tan. As in the phrase “a heart of stone”, it conveys solidity and endurance. It has the same structure as names fossilised with -dan/-den, such as Candan and Özden.2
Grammar taş + ablative -tan (-dan devoiced after ş).
That Taştan goes back to taş is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.
How was the name Taştan formed?
Taştan was formed by adding the suffix -tan (“ablative suffix”) to taş (“stone”).
Which surnames are related to Taştan?
| # | Surname | Relation | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Taşçı | same root | – | – |
| 08 | Ertaş | same root | – | – |
| 09 | Göktaş | same root | – | – |
| 10 | Taşkıran | same root | – | – |
| 11 | Altuntaş | same root | – | – |
| 12 | Öztaş | same root | – | – |
Where in Türkiye is Taştan most common?
Taştan is outside the national top 30, but it appears in the top-30 list of 1 province; its best rank is 30th in Ağrı.1
- In the province top 30 1
- Not listed
| # | Province | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Ağrı | 30 | 1,943 |
Who are some well-known people named Taştan?
- Şervan Taştan association football player 1993–
- Siyami Taştan military officer 1930–2007
- Suat Taştan association football player 1954–2023
- Cihan Taştan researcher
- Eren Taştan association football player 2004–
- Erol Taştan production designer
- Mehmet Emin Taştan association football player 2004–
- Mehmet Taştan poet 1967–
People surnamed Taştan as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
How is Taştan written and pronounced abroad?
Outside Türkiye the name is often written Tastan in passports and registers that lack Turkish letters.
Which guides add context to Taştan?
Read the root, formation and register information for Taştan alongside these guides: How Turkish Surnames Are Formed: Roots and Suffixes, Turkish Surname Statistics: Surnames in Numbers and How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames.
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS)
- 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: taş
- 3 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Taştan
- 4 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: taş
- 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 7 Natural Earth Natural Earth: Admin-1 boundaries
Common questions about Taştan
- Q1
What does the surname Taştan mean?
- Taştan means ‘made of stone, stone-like’: taş ‘stone’ with the ablative ending -tan. As in the phrase “a heart of stone”, it conveys solidity and endurance. It has the same structure as names fossilised with -dan/-den, such as Candan and Özden.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Taştan?
- The root word of Taştan is taş (Turkic): “stone”.
- Q3
How do you pronounce Taştan?
- Taş·tan, 2 syllables; IPA: /taʃˈtan/.