Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Urgan

Urgan /uɾˈɡan/

“thick rope”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
U
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 Urgan?

Urgan

IPA /uɾˈɡan/

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

What does the surname Urgan mean?

Urgan means a thick, strong rope. Nişanyan derives it from Mongolic uruġa(n) ‘lasso for catching horses’, itself borrowed from Old Turkic uruk ‘tethering rope’, so the word came back into Turkish by way of Mongolic.1

Urgan is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Urgan made of?

Urgan is a single root: urgan (thick rope).

Urgan root urgan thick rope MONGOLIC urgan “lasso for catchinghorses” Urgan urgan root thick rope urgan MONGOLIC “lasso for catching horses”
Urgan: parts and root words
  • urgan Mongolic — lasso for catching horses1

How was the name Urgan formed?

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

Which surnames are related to Urgan?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Urgancıoğlu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Urgan?

  1. Mina Urgan writer 1915–2000
  2. Deniz Urgan illustrator 1994–

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: urgan 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 Urgan

Q1

What does the surname Urgan mean?

Urgan means a thick, strong rope. Nişanyan derives it from Mongolic uruġa(n) ‘lasso for catching horses’, itself borrowed from Old Turkic uruk ‘tethering rope’, so the word came back into Turkish by way of Mongolic.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Urgan?

The root word of Urgan is urgan (Mongolic): “lasso for catching horses”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Urgan?

Ur·gan, 2 syllables; IPA: /uɾˈɡan/.