Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Üstünsoy

Üstünsoy /ystynˈsoj/ ASCII Ustunsoy

“distinguished lineage”2

Province lists
11
province top-30s
Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
1934 coinage
Vowel harmony
mixed
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Provinces
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Üstünsoy?

Üstünsoy

IPA /ystynˈsoj/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Üstünsoy mean?

From üstün “superior” and soy “lineage”: “superior lineage”, a distinguished, worthy line. It follows the same pattern as other -soy surnames such as Aksoy and Ulusoy.2,3

Grammar Adjective üstün + noun soy.

That Üstünsoy goes back to üstün and soy is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Üstünsoy made of?

Üstünsoy breaks into 2 parts: üstün (üstün: superior) + soy (soy: lineage).

Üstünsoy ++ root üstün üstün: superior TURKIC üstün “superior, excellingothers” suffix soy soy: lineage TURKIC soy “lineage, descent” Üstünsoy üstün root üstün: superior üstün TURKIC “superior, excelling others” soy suffix soy: lineage soy TURKIC “lineage, descent”
Üstünsoy: parts and root words
  • üstün Turkic — superior, excelling others2
  • soy Turkic — lineage, descent3

How was the name Üstünsoy formed?

Üstünsoy belongs to the “1934 coinage” class of surnames (üstün + soy).

Which surnames are related to Üstünsoy?

Üstünsoy Aksoy Gürsoy Ulusoy Özsoy Ersoy Soysal Soylu Üstün Üstündağ Atasoy Şensoy Soydan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Aksoy same root – –
02 Gürsoy same root – –
03 Ulusoy same root – –
04 Özsoy same root – –
05 Ersoy same root – –
06 Soysal same root – –
07 Soylu same root – –
08 Üstün same root – –
09 Üstündağ same root – –
10 Atasoy same root – –
11 Şensoy same root – –
12 Soydan same root – –

Where in Türkiye is Üstünsoy most common?

Üstünsoy is outside the national top 30, but it appears in the top-30 list of 1 province; its best rank is 29th in Bartın.1

Adana Adıyaman Afyonkarahisar Ağrı Amasya Ankara Antalya Artvin Aydın Balıkesir Bilecik Bingöl Bitlis Bolu Burdur Bursa Çanakkale Çankırı Çorum Denizli Diyarbakır Edirne Elazığ Erzincan Erzurum Eskişehir Gaziantep Giresun Gümüşhane Hakkari Hatay Isparta Mersin Istanbul Izmir Kars Kastamonu Kayseri Kırklareli Kırşehir Kocaeli Konya Kütahya Malatya Manisa Kahramanmaraş Mardin Muğla Muş Nevşehir Niğde Ordu Rize Sakarya Samsun Siirt Sinop Sivas Tekirdağ Tokat Trabzon Tunceli Şanlıurfa Uşak Van Yozgat Zonguldak Aksaray Bayburt Karaman Kırıkkale Batman Şırnak Bartın · rank 29 · 702 people Ardahan Iğdır Yalova Karabük Kilis Osmaniye Düzce Hover or focus a province · ADNKS 2025
  • In the province top 30 1
  • Not listed
Üstünsoy: rank by province, 2025 (TÜİK ADNKS, province top-30 lists)
Provinces with the most bearers
#ProvinceRankPeople
01Bartın29702

How is Üstünsoy written and pronounced abroad?

English-language records usually print Üstünsoy as Ustunsoy, dropping the diacritics.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: üstün accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: soy 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 Natural Earth Natural Earth: Admin-1 boundaries accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Üstünsoy

Q1

What does the surname Üstünsoy mean?

From üstün “superior” and soy “lineage”: “superior lineage”, a distinguished, worthy line. It follows the same pattern as other -soy surnames such as Aksoy and Ulusoy.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Üstünsoy?

The root word of Üstünsoy is üstün (Turkic): “superior, excelling others”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Üstünsoy?

Üs·tün·soy, 3 syllables; IPA: /ystynˈsoj/.