Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Tutar

Tutar /tuˈtaɾ/

“one who holds; amount”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
From a verb
Vowel harmony
back
Initial
T
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Tutar?

Tutar

IPA /tuˈtaɾ/

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

What does the surname Tutar mean?

Tutar is the aorist of tutmak ‘to hold’: ‘one who holds, who keeps hold’. According to Nişanyan the form also became a noun meaning ‘total, sum’; in today's dictionary tutar means ‘amount of money’.1

Grammar tut- + -ar (aorist).

That Tutar goes back to tutmak is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

Tutar is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Tutar made of?

Tutar is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: tut- (tutmak: to hold) + -ar (-ar: aorist).

Tutar + root tut- tutmak: to hold TURKIC tutmak “to hold, seize, keep” suffix -ar -ar: aorist Tutar tut- root tutmak: to hold tutmak TURKIC “to hold, seize, keep” -ar suffix -ar: aorist
Tutar: parts and root words
  • tutmak Turkic — to hold, seize, keep1

How was the name Tutar formed?

Tutar was formed by adding the suffix -ar (“-ar: aorist”) to the verb stem tut- (“tutmak: to hold”).

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

Which surnames are related to Tutar?

Tutar Bayraktutan Tutak Bayraktutar Tut Tutumlu Sancaktutan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Bayraktutan same root – –
02 Tutak same root – –
03 Bayraktutar same root – –
04 Tut same root – –
05 Tutumlu same root – –
06 Sancaktutan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Tutar?

  1. Ahmet Tutar researcher
  2. Alp Tutar association football player 1997–
  3. Burçin Tutar researcher
  4. Egemen Tutar association football player
  5. Nisanur Tutar basketball player 2008–
  6. Onur Tutar researcher
  7. Rümeysa Tutar researcher
  8. Uğur Tutar researcher

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: tutar accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: tutar 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

Common questions about Tutar

Q1

What does the surname Tutar mean?

Tutar is the aorist of tutmak ‘to hold’: ‘one who holds, who keeps hold’. According to Nişanyan the form also became a noun meaning ‘total, sum’; in today's dictionary tutar means ‘amount of money’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Tutar?

The root word of Tutar is tutmak (Turkic): “to hold, seize, keep”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Tutar?

Tu·tar, 2 syllables; IPA: /tuˈtaɾ/.