Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Yücekök

Yücekök /jydʒeˈcøc/ ASCII Yucekok

“of exalted origin”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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Initial
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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 Yücekök?

Yücekök

IPA /jydʒeˈcøc/

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

What does the surname Yücekök mean?

Built from yüce ‘lofty’ and kök ‘root’: ‘of exalted origin’. Kök has meant ‘plant root’ and figuratively ‘origin, stock’ since Old Turkic, as in the question köküŋ kim ‘what is your origin, which clan are you from?’ quoted from Kashgari. Since Old Turkic kök also meant ‘sky’, ‘lofty sky’ is a possible reading too.1

Grammar yüce + kök.

That Yücekök goes back to yüce and kök is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Yücekök made of?

Yücekök is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: yüce (yüce: lofty, exalted) + kök (kök: root; origin, stock).

Yücekök + root yüce yüce: lofty, exalted TURKIC yüce “high, exalted” root kök kök: root; origin, stock TURKIC kök “root; origin” Yücekök yüce root yüce: lofty, exalted yüce TURKIC “high, exalted” kök root kök: root; origin, stock kök TURKIC “root; origin”
Yücekök: parts and root words
  • yüce Turkic — high, exalted1
  • kök Turkic — root; origin1

How was the name Yücekök formed?

Yücekök was formed by joining yüce (“yüce: lofty, exalted”) and kök (“kök: root; origin, stock”).

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

Which surnames are related to Yücekök?

Yücekök Yücel Köksal Yüce Kök Yücesoy Özkök Köker Köklü Yüceer Yücesan Kökçü Köksoy
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Yücel same root – –
02 Köksal same root – –
03 Yüce same root – –
04 Kök same root – –
05 Yücesoy same root – –
06 Özkök same root – –
07 Köker same root – –
08 Köklü same root – –
09 Yüceer same root – –
10 Yücesan same root – –
11 Kökçü same root – –
12 Köksoy same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Yücekök?

  1. Mehmet Naki Yücekök politician 1866–1947
  2. Ahmet Yücekök professor 1942–
  3. Tahir Yücekök statesperson 1921–

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

How is Yücekök written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Yucekok.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kök accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: yücelmek 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 Yücekök

Q1

What does the surname Yücekök mean?

Built from yüce ‘lofty’ and kök ‘root’: ‘of exalted origin’. Kök has meant ‘plant root’ and figuratively ‘origin, stock’ since Old Turkic, as in the question köküŋ kim ‘what is your origin, which clan are you from?’ quoted from Kashgari. Since Old Turkic kök also meant ‘sky’, ‘lofty sky’ is a possible reading too.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Yücekök?

Yücekök is made up of two elements: yüce “high, exalted” (Turkic) and kök “root; origin” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Yücekök?

Yü·ce·kök, 3 syllables; IPA: /jydʒeˈcøc/.