Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Togan

Togan /toˈɡan/

“falcon”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
T
Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Spellings
  7. §7Notable people
  8. §8As a first name
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Togan?

Togan

IPA /toˈɡan/

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

What does the surname Togan mean?

Togan is the old word for the falcon, preserving Proto-Turkic **togan*; modern doğan derives from it. It is also a male given name.1

What is Togan made of?

Togan is a single root: togan (toğan: older form of doğan ‘falcon’).

Togan root togan toğan: older form ofdoğan ‘falcon’ TURKIC toğan “falcon (older form ofdoğan)” Togan togan root toğan: older form of doğan ‘falcon’ toğan TURKIC “falcon (older form of doğan)”
Togan: parts and root words
  • toğan Turkic — falcon (older form of doğan)1

How was the name Togan formed?

Togan belongs to the “plain noun” class of surnames.

Which surnames are related to Togan?

Togan Doğaner İyidoğan Akbaytogan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Doğaner same root – –
02 İyidoğan same root – –
03 Akbaytogan same root – –

How else is Togan spelled?

Doğanspelling

Who are some well-known people named Togan?

  1. Zeki Velidi Togan politician 1890–1970
  2. İsenbike Togan scientist 1940–
  3. Subutay Togan economist 1943–

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

Is Togan also a first name?

Yes. Togan is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “falcon”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: toğan accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: doğan 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 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Togan

Q1

What does the surname Togan mean?

Togan is the old word for the falcon, preserving Proto-Turkic **togan*; modern doğan derives from it. It is also a male given name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Togan?

The root word of Togan is toğan (Turkic): “falcon (older form of doğan)”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Togan?

To·gan, 2 syllables; IPA: /toˈɡan/.