Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Abacıoğlu

Abacıoğlu /abadʒɯoːˈɫu/ ASCII Abacioglu

“son of the aba-cloth maker”2

Letters / syllables
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Formation
Patronymic
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Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Abacıoğlu?

Abacıoğlu

IPA /abadʒɯoːˈɫu/

The stress usually falls on syllable 5 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Abacıoğlu mean?

‘Son of the abacı’. An abacı makes or sells aba, a coarse woollen cloth, or garments made from it. Aba is borrowed from Arabic ʿabāʾ ‘felt cloak’; the suffixes -cı and -oğlu are Turkish.1,2,3

Grammar aba + -cı + -oğlu.

What is Abacıoğlu made of?

Abacıoğlu breaks into 3 parts: aba (coarse woollen cloth) + -cı (occupational suffix) + -oğlu (son of).

Abacıoğlu ++++ root aba coarse woollen cloth TURKIC abacı “maker or seller of abacloth” suffix -cı occupational suffix suffix -oğlu son of ARABIC aba “coarse woollen cloth; acloak made of it” TURKIC oğul “son” Abacıoğlu aba root coarse woollen cloth abacı TURKIC “maker or seller of aba cloth” -cı suffix occupational suffix -oğlu suffix son of aba ARABIC “coarse woollen cloth; a cloakmade of it” oğul TURKIC “son”
Abacıoğlu: parts and root words
  • abacı Turkic — maker or seller of aba cloth2
  • aba Arabic — coarse woollen cloth; a cloak made of it3
  • oğul Turkic — son1

How was the name Abacıoğlu formed?

Abacıoğlu belongs to the “patronymic” class of surnames (aba + -cı + -oğlu).

Which surnames are related to Abacıoğlu?

Abacıoğlu Abacı Abalı Abasıyanık Abalıoğlu Abaoğlu
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Abacı same root – –
02 Abalı same root – –
03 Abasıyanık same root – –
04 Abalıoğlu same root – –
05 Abaoğlu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Abacıoğlu?

  1. Burak Abacıoğlu athlete 1987–
  2. Ceren Su Abacioglu researcher
  3. Hakan Abacıoğlu researcher
  4. Ufuk Abacıoğlu researcher
  5. Özge Özcan Abacıoğlu researcher

People surnamed Abacıoğlu as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.

How is Abacıoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Abacioglu in English-language records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: abacı accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: abacı accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: aba accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Abacıoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Abacıoğlu mean?

‘Son of the abacı’. An abacı makes or sells aba, a coarse woollen cloth, or garments made from it. Aba is borrowed from Arabic ʿabāʾ ‘felt cloak’; the suffixes -cı and -oğlu are Turkish.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Abacıoğlu?

The root word of Abacıoğlu is abacı (Arabic): “maker or seller of aba cloth”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Abacıoğlu?

A·ba·cı·oğ·lu, 5 syllables; IPA: /abadʒɯoːˈɫu/.