This interesting surname is of Old French origin, introduced into England after the Norman Conquest of 1066, and has two possible sources.
The Name Meaning > Boy Names > Mehmet. The meaning of the name âMehmetâ is: âPraiseworthyâ. Additional information: The Muslim boy name Mehmet is a Turkish form of MUHAMMAD. A variation of the Arabic name of the prophet and founder of Islam. Many sultans of the Ottoman Empire were named Mehmed , which is the old form of Mehmet.
Ethnicity: Turkish, some Circassian. Mehmet Oz is an American television personality. He is of Turkish descent. His great-great-grandparents on his motherâs side were Shapsugs (a Circassian tribe). His daughter is television personality Daphne Oz. Mehmetâs maternal grandfather was Kemal Atabay.