Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 4,191

Tekdal

Tekdal /tecˈdaɫ/

“single branch”2

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
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 Tekdal?

Tekdal

IPA /tecˈdaɫ/

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

What does the surname Tekdal mean?

Made of tek “single” and dal “branch”: “a single branch”, a lone bough, or the image of the single line of a family.1,2

Grammar Compound tek + dal.

That Tekdal goes back to tek and dal is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Tekdal made of?

Tekdal is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: tek (tek: single, sole) + dal (dal: branch).

Tekdal + root tek tek: single, sole TURKIC tek “single, alone” root dal dal: branch TURKIC dal “branch” Tekdal tek root tek: single, sole tek TURKIC “single, alone” dal root dal: branch dal TURKIC “branch”
Tekdal: parts and root words
  • tek Turkic — single, alone2
  • dal Turkic — branch1

How was the name Tekdal formed?

Tekdal was formed by joining tek (“tek: single, sole”) and dal (“dal: branch”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Tekdal?

Tekdal Dal Tek Birdal Özdal Altındal Daltaban Tekdemir Tektaş Altundal Çamdalı Dalkıran Dallı
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Dal same root – –
02 Tek same root – –
03 Birdal same root – –
04 Özdal same root – –
05 Altındal same root – –
06 Daltaban same root – –
07 Tekdemir same root – –
08 Tektaş same root – –
09 Altundal same root – –
10 Çamdalı same root – –
11 Dalkıran same root – –
12 Dallı same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Tekdal?

  1. Ahmet Tekdal lawyer 1931–2020

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

How is Tekdal written and pronounced abroad?

The name has no Turkish-specific letters and is written Tekdal abroad as well.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: dal accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: tek accessed 9 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

Common questions about Tekdal

Q1

What does the surname Tekdal mean?

Made of tek “single” and dal “branch”: “a single branch”, a lone bough, or the image of the single line of a family.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Tekdal?

Tekdal is made up of two elements: tek “single, alone” (Turkic) and dal “branch” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Tekdal?

Tek·dal, 2 syllables; IPA: /tecˈdaɫ/.