Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 4,782

Yüzbaşı

Yüzbaşı /jyzbaˈʃɯ/ ASCII Yuzbasi

“captain (army rank)”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
Y
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 Yüzbaşı?

Yüzbaşı

IPA /jyzbaˈʃɯ/

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

What does the surname Yüzbaşı mean?

Yüzbaşı is the army rank of captain, between first lieutenant and major. Literally “head of a hundred”, it goes back to the commander of a unit of a hundred men.1

Grammar yüz + baş + possessive -ı.

Yüzbaşı is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Yüzbaşı made of?

Yüzbaşı is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: yüz (yüz: hundred) + başı (baş: head, chief (+ possessive)).

Yüzbaşı + root yüz yüz: hundred TURKIC yüzbaşı “captain (army rank)” root başı baş: head, chief (+possessive) Yüzbaşı yüz root yüz: hundred yüzbaşı TURKIC “captain (army rank)” başı root baş: head, chief (+ possessive)
Yüzbaşı: parts and root words
  • yüzbaşı Turkic — captain (army rank)1

How was the name Yüzbaşı formed?

Yüzbaşı was formed by joining yüz (“yüz: hundred”) and başı (“baş: head, chief (+ possessive)”).

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

Which surnames are related to Yüzbaşı?

Yüzbaşı Yüzbaşıoğlu Yüzer Başıbüyük Bulakbaşı Kağıtçıbaşı Arabacıbaşı Pazarbaşıoğlu Savranbaşı Tarlabaşı Derebaşı
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Yüzbaşıoğlu same root – –
02 Yüzer same root – –
03 Başıbüyük same root – –
04 Bulakbaşı same root – –
05 Kağıtçıbaşı same root – –
06 Arabacıbaşı same root – –
07 Pazarbaşıoğlu same root – –
08 Savranbaşı same root – –
09 Tarlabaşı same root – –
10 Derebaşı same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Yüzbaşı?

  1. Nur Sena Yüzbaşı researcher

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

How is Yüzbaşı written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Yuzbasi: dotless ı (and İ) is usually written i; ş is written s or sh; ö and ü often lose their dots.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: yüzbaşı accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: yüzbaşı accessed 9 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 Yüzbaşı

Q1

What does the surname Yüzbaşı mean?

Yüzbaşı is the army rank of captain, between first lieutenant and major. Literally “head of a hundred”, it goes back to the commander of a unit of a hundred men.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Yüzbaşı?

Yüzbaşı is made up of two elements: yüz “hundred” (Turkic) and başı “baş: head, chief (+ possessive)” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Yüzbaşı?

Yüz·ba·şı, 3 syllables; IPA: /jyzbaˈʃɯ/.