The structure is one of the words that used in various fields of knowledge. This concept has also been introduced in the field of urbanism and has created an important topic called urban structure. Urban structure can be one of the targeted tools to recognize the city. Factors, elements and social features have been integral to human communities and consequently, it has had many effects on the city's formation. In this research, the explanation and clarification of the status of social factors in shaping the structure of Iranian cities has been studied. In this regard, the terminology and evaluation of the structure, urban structure, and further the recognition of social factors in the urban structure is presented. One of the important points in this research is the study of the roots and the origin of the occurrence of social factors in urban communities which is more important than the components of this important. The research method is analytical-documentary that the qualitative content analysis method was used to define concepts and formulate a conceptual framework. The method for collecting information is also libraries and documents. What is mentioned in the present study as a general result is that social factors play a significant role in the formation, evolution and especially the urban structure excellence and there is a two-way relation between the urban structure and social factors. Social factors in the form of physical representations have added spaces to the structure of Iranian cities, which is a valuable show of authenticity. The existence of this relation in addition to the evolution of urban structure, also promotes the promotion of social factors.