Surnames
The surname Yiğit
Source: TÜİK, ADNKS. The lists cover the 30 most common surnames for Türkiye and for each province.
What the surname Yiğit means
A brave, courageous, bold person
It directly adopts yiğit, brave or valiant, as a surname. Words expressing courage were among surname choices after 1934.
What a surname means says nothing about the origins of the families who bear it.
Where is Yiğit among the most common surnames?
Source: TurkStat (TÜİK), Address-Based Population Registration System. All surnames →