Uygur is a Turkish surname as well as sometimes a given name. Its meaning is "cultivated", "civilized".
Notable people with the surname include:
Barış Uygur (born 1978), Turkish writer, journalist and screenwriter Burak Uygur (born 1995), Turkish karateka Cenk Uygur (born 1970), Turkish-American columnist, political commentator and activist Nejat Uygur (1927–2013), Turkish actor and comedian