Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Tok

/tok/

“sated, contented”1

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Formation
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Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Tok?

Tok

IPA /tok/

What does the surname Tok mean?

Tok means full, not hungry; figuratively, as in gözü tok ‘whose eye is full’, it describes a contented person free of greed. The word is also used of densely woven cloth and of a deep, full voice. As a surname it emphasises contentment and composure.1

Tok is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Tok made of?

Tok is a single Turkic root: tok (sated; content; dense, full).

Tok root tok sated; content; dense,full TURKIC tok “sated; densely woven;deep (voice); contented” Tok tok root sated; content; dense, full tok TURKIC “sated; densely woven; deep(voice); contented”
Tok: parts and root words
  • tok Turkic — sated; densely woven; deep (voice); contented1

How was the name Tok formed?

Tok is the adjective tok (“sated; content; dense, full”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Which surnames are related to Tok?

Tok Toker Tokgöz Toktaş Toksoy Toksöz Baytok Tokdemir Ertok Gözütok Özütok Tokcan Toköz
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Toker same root – –
02 Tokgöz same root – –
03 Toktaş same root – –
04 Toksoy same root – –
05 Toksöz same root – –
06 Baytok same root – –
07 Tokdemir same root – –
08 Ertok same root – –
09 Gözütok same root – –
10 Özütok same root – –
11 Tokcan same root – –
12 Toköz same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Tok?

  1. Hüseyin Tok association football player 1988–
  2. Barış Tok motorcycle racer 1978–
  3. Ekrem Tok politician 1892–1975
  4. Erol Tok military personnel 1951–
  5. Hüseyin Tok association football player 1953–
  6. Bahadır Tok actor 1969–
  7. Kemal Tok actor 1940–2010
  8. İbrahim Tok association football player 1958–

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

Is Tok also a first name?

Yes. Tok is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “sated, contented”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: tok accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Tok accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: tok 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 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Tok

Q1

What does the surname Tok mean?

Tok means full, not hungry; figuratively, as in gözü tok ‘whose eye is full’, it describes a contented person free of greed. The word is also used of densely woven cloth and of a deep, full voice. As a surname it emphasises contentment and composure.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Tok?

The root word of Tok is tok (Turkic): “sated; densely woven; deep (voice); contented”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Tok?

Tok, 1 syllable; IPA: /tok/.