Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Uz

/uz/

“skilful, adept”1

Letters / syllables
2 / 1
Formation
Adjective
Vowel harmony
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Initial
U
Contents§1–§8
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6Sources
  7. §7Questions
  8. §8Related

How do you pronounce Uz?

Uz

IPA /uz/

What does the surname Uz mean?

Uz is an adjective inherited from Old Turkic meaning “skilful, adept, handy”; the phrase eli uz, “deft-handed”, still carries this sense. The word also means “good, fitting”. Historically the Uz were a Turkic people of the steppes north of the Black Sea.1

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

Uz is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Uz made of?

Uz is a single Turkic root: uz (skilful; good, fitting).

Uz root uz skilful; good, fitting TURKIC uz “skilful, adept; good,suitable” Uz uz root skilful; good, fitting uz TURKIC “skilful, adept; good, suitable”
Uz: parts and root words
  • uz Turkic — skilful, adept; good, suitable1

How was the name Uz formed?

Uz is the adjective uz (“skilful; good, fitting”), taken unchanged as a surname.

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Who are some well-known people named Uz?

  1. Behçet Uz politician 1893–1986
  2. Muharrem Uz association football player 1980–
  3. Ahmet Uz actor 1945–2020
  4. Rıdvan Uz statesperson 1975–
  5. Aysun Uz researcher
  6. Bertuğ Uz association football player 2003–
  7. Dilek Uz university teacher
  8. Metin Uz researcher

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: uz 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

Common questions about Uz

Q1

What does the surname Uz mean?

Uz is an adjective inherited from Old Turkic meaning “skilful, adept, handy”; the phrase eli uz, “deft-handed”, still carries this sense. The word also means “good, fitting”. Historically the Uz were a Turkic people of the steppes north of the Black Sea.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Uz?

The root word of Uz is uz (Turkic): “skilful, adept; good, suitable”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Uz?

Uz, 1 syllable; IPA: /uz/.