Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 3,080

Tör

/tøɾ/ ASCII Tor

“seat of honour”2

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

How do you pronounce Tör?

Tör

IPA /tøɾ/

What does the surname Tör mean?

Tör is the seat of honour in a house, the place reserved for a guest or an elder. It goes back to Proto-Turkic **tȫr* and is still current in Central Asian Turkic languages; in Turkish of Türkiye it survives mainly in old texts and dialects.2

What is Tör made of?

Tör is a single root: tör (tör: seat of honour in the house).

Tör root tör tör: seat of honour inthe house TURKIC tör “seat of honour, place ofhonour in the house” Tör tör root tör: seat of honour in the house tör TURKIC “seat of honour, place of honourin the house”
Tör: parts and root words
  • tör Turkic — seat of honour, place of honour in the house2

How was the name Tör formed?

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

Who are some well-known people named Tör?

  1. Vedat Nedim Tör politician 1897–1985
  2. Ahmet Nedim Servet Tör writer 1871–1947
  3. Mahmut Tör researcher

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

Is Tör also a first name?

Yes. Tör is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “seat of honour”.

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

How is Tör written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is usually written Tor.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: tör accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: tör 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 Tör

Q1

What does the surname Tör mean?

Tör is the seat of honour in a house, the place reserved for a guest or an elder. It goes back to Proto-Turkic **tȫr* and is still current in Central Asian Turkic languages; in Turkish of Türkiye it survives mainly in old texts and dialects.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Tör?

The root word of Tör is tör (Turkic): “seat of honour, place of honour in the house”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Tör?

Tör, 1 syllable; IPA: /tøɾ/.