Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Uşak

Uşak /uˈʃac/ ASCII Usak

“Aegean province; child”1

Letters / syllables
4 / 2
Formation
Place name
Vowel harmony
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Initial
U
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 Uşak?

Uşak

IPA /uˈʃac/

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

What does the surname Uşak mean?

Uşak is the name of a province in the inner Aegean region and of its capital. The same form also lives on as a common noun: uşak, from Old Turkic uvşak “small thing, crumb”, still means “child” in Rumelian and Black Sea dialects, and the dictionary also gives “manservant”.1

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

Uşak is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Uşak made of?

Uşak is a single Turkic root: uşak (province in the Aegean; child, servant).

Uşak root uşak province in the Aegean;child, servant TURKIC uşak “small thing; child;manservant” Uşak uşak root province in the Aegean; child, servant uşak TURKIC “small thing; child; manservant”
Uşak: parts and root words
  • uşak Turkic — small thing; child; manservant1

How was the name Uşak formed?

Uşak comes from a place name: uşak (“province in the Aegean; child, servant”).

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

Which surnames are related to Uşak?

Uşak Uşaklıgil Uşaklı
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Uşaklıgil same root – –
02 Uşaklı same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Uşak?

  1. Orkun Uşak association football player 1980–
  2. Cemal Uşak journalist 1953–2016
  3. Muhammet Uşak researcher

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

How is Uşak written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name appears as Usak in passports and foreign registers.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: uşak accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Uşak 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 Uşak

Q1

What does the surname Uşak mean?

Uşak is the name of a province in the inner Aegean region and of its capital. The same form also lives on as a common noun: uşak, from Old Turkic uvşak “small thing, crumb”, still means “child” in Rumelian and Black Sea dialects, and the dictionary also gives “manservant”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Uşak?

The root word of Uşak is uşak (Turkic): “small thing; child; manservant”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Uşak?

U·şak, 2 syllables; IPA: /uˈʃac/.