Turkish Surnames

Blue Turk or Celestial Turk

Small or younger

Swordsman

Son of the swordsman

Seljuk founding tribe

Short

Red or crimson

Dark blue or navy

Peregrine falcon

South wind

Carpenter

Son of Mehmet

Sea breeze

Brave or manly

Purple stream

Village headman

Son of Mustafa

Happy or fortunate

Religious authority

Hardware dealer

Horseshoe maker

River

Woodcutter

Oghuz Turk tribal name

Archer

Corporal

Honor or dignity

Great leader or city ruler

From Orkhon River

Forest

Son of Osman

Nomadic tent or pavilion

Pure spirit

Pure iron or true essence

Pure blood

Pure Turk

Ruler of the Oghuz

Cotton

Bright or shiny

Pasha or general

Son of the wrestler

Very tough, firm

Pink

Spring or fountain

Rice

Steel or strong

North wind

Wind