Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Üçok

Üçok /yˈtʃok/ ASCII Ucok

“three arrows; a wing of the Oghuz”1

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

How do you pronounce Üçok?

Üçok

IPA /yˈtʃok/

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

What does the surname Üçok mean?

Üçok is made of üç “three” and ok “arrow”: “three arrows”. Historically the Oghuz tribes were divided into two wings, the Bozok and the Üçok; according to the Oghuz Khagan legend the Üçok descend from Oghuz’s younger sons, Gök, Dağ and Deniz, who found three arrows in the forest. There is also a village called Üçok in the İdil district of Şırnak.1

Grammar üç + ok (numeral + noun)

What is Üçok made of?

Üçok breaks into 2 parts: üç (three) + ok (arrow).

Üçok + root üç three TURKIC Üçok “one of the two wings ofthe Oghuz tribes;…” root ok arrow Üçok üç root three Üçok TURKIC “one of the two wings of theOghuz tribes; village in Şırnak” ok root arrow
Üçok: parts and root words
  • Üçok Turkic — one of the two wings of the Oghuz tribes; village in Şırnak1

How was the name Üçok formed?

Üçok belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (üç + ok).

Who are some well-known people named Üçok?

  1. Bahriye Üçok politician 1919–1990
  2. Mehmet Kadri Üçok politician 1881–1958
  3. Coşkun Üçok university teacher 1918–1988
  4. Kağan Üçok researcher
  5. Necip Üçok translator 1911–1953
  6. Özlem Üçok researcher

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

Is Üçok also a first name?

Yes. Üçok is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “three arrows; a wing of the Oghuz”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Üçoklar accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Bozoklar 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 Üçok

Q1

What does the surname Üçok mean?

Üçok is made of üç “three” and ok “arrow”: “three arrows”. Historically the Oghuz tribes were divided into two wings, the Bozok and the Üçok; according to the Oghuz Khagan legend the Üçok descend from Oghuz’s younger sons, Gök, Dağ and Deniz, who found three arrows in the forest. There is also a village called Üçok in the İdil district of Şırnak.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Üçok?

The root word of Üçok is Üçok (Turkic): “one of the two wings of the Oghuz tribes; village in Şırnak”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Üçok?

Ü·çok, 2 syllables; IPA: /yˈtʃok/.