Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Üçtaş

Üçtaş /ytʃˈtaʃ/ ASCII Uctas

“three stones”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
Ü
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Üçtaş?

Üçtaş

IPA /ytʃˈtaʃ/

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

What does the surname Üçtaş mean?

The name means ‘three stones’, joining the numeral üç ‘three’ and taş ‘stone’, both basic Turkic words. No source shows whether it rests on a place name or directly on the phrase.1,2

Grammar üç + taş.

That Üçtaş goes back to üç and taş is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Üçtaş made of?

Üçtaş breaks into 2 parts: üç (three) + taş (stone).

Üçtaş + root üç three TURKIC üç “three” root taş stone TURKIC taş “stone” Üçtaş üç root three üç TURKIC “three” taş root stone taş TURKIC “stone”
Üçtaş: parts and root words
  • üç Turkic — three1
  • taş Turkic — stone2

How was the name Üçtaş formed?

Üçtaş belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (üç + taş).

Which surnames are related to Üçtaş?

Üçtaş Aktaş Karataş Taş Altıntaş Demirtaş Taşdemir Taşçı Ertaş Göktaş Taşkıran Taştan Altuntaş
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Aktaş same root 30 222,711
02 Karataş same root – –
03 Taş same root – –
04 Altıntaş same root – –
05 Demirtaş same root – –
06 Taşdemir same root – –
07 Taşçı same root – –
08 Ertaş same root – –
09 Göktaş same root – –
10 Taşkıran same root – –
11 Taştan same root – –
12 Altuntaş same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Üçtaş?

  1. Göksu Üçtaş artistic gymnast 1990–

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

How is Üçtaş written and pronounced abroad?

In records outside Turkey the name usually appears as Uctas: ş becomes s (German records sometimes sch); ç becomes c (German tsch, English ch); ö/ü are kept or written oe/ue.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: üç accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: taş 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 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Üçtaş

Q1

What does the surname Üçtaş mean?

The name means ‘three stones’, joining the numeral üç ‘three’ and taş ‘stone’, both basic Turkic words. No source shows whether it rests on a place name or directly on the phrase.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Üçtaş?

The root word of Üçtaş is üç (Turkic): “three”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Üçtaş?

Üç·taş, 2 syllables; IPA: /ytʃˈtaʃ/.