Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Tokaç

Tokaç /toˈkatʃ/ ASCII Tokac

“laundry beater”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
T
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6Abroad
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Tokaç?

Tokaç

IPA /toˈkatʃ/

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

What does the surname Tokaç mean?

A tokaç is a flat wooden beater once used to pound wet laundry while washing it. The related word tokmak likewise means ‘mallet, beater’. The surname comes from the name of an everyday household tool.1

Tokaç is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Tokaç made of?

Tokaç is a single root: tokaç (flat wooden laundry beater).

Tokaç root tokaç flat wooden laundrybeater TURKIC tokaç “flat wooden laundrybeater” Tokaç tokaç root flat wooden laundry beater tokaç TURKIC “flat wooden laundry beater”
Tokaç: parts and root words
  • tokaç Turkic — flat wooden laundry beater1

How was the name Tokaç formed?

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

Who are some well-known people named Tokaç?

  1. Ömer Tokaç association football player 2000–
  2. Muzaffer Tokaç association football player 1922–2009
  3. Turgut Tokaç composer 1942–2018
  4. Yusuf Tokaç association football player 1973–
  5. Cengiz Tokaç basketball player
  6. Mehmet Tokaç researcher

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

How is Tokaç written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Turkey the name is often written Tokac.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: tokaç accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Tokaç

Q1

What does the surname Tokaç mean?

A tokaç is a flat wooden beater once used to pound wet laundry while washing it. The related word tokmak likewise means ‘mallet, beater’. The surname comes from the name of an everyday household tool.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Tokaç?

The root word of Tokaç is tokaç (Turkic): “flat wooden laundry beater”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Tokaç?

To·kaç, 2 syllables; IPA: /toˈkatʃ/.