Surnames
The surname Öksüz
Source: TÜİK, ADNKS. The lists cover the 30 most common surnames for Türkiye and for each province.
What the surname Öksüz means
A child whose mother has died
It derives from Old Turkic ög, “mother,” and the privative suffix -süz. Sound changes produced the form öksüz.
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Where is Öksüz among the most common surnames?
Source: TurkStat (TÜİK), Address-Based Population Registration System. All surnames →