Surnames
The surname Subaşı
Source: TÜİK, ADNKS. The lists cover the 30 most common surnames for Türkiye and for each province.
What the surname Subaşı means
A historical military or policing officer
The historical title combines Old Turkic sü, army, with başı, head or chief. Its modern spelling also coincides with the phrase for the head or source of water.
What a surname means says nothing about the origins of the families who bear it.
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