Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 12

Abbasoğlu

Abbasoğlu /abbasoːˈɫu/ ASCII Abbasoglu

“son of Abbas”1

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
Formation
Patronymic
Vowel harmony
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Initial
A
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 Abbasoğlu?

Abbasoğlu

IPA /abbasoːˈɫu/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Abbasoğlu mean?

Abbasoğlu means ‘son of Abbas’. Abbas is an Arabic male name from the root ʿabasa ‘to frown’, meaning ‘stern-faced, imposing’; in Arabic it was also an epithet of the lion.1

Grammar Abbas + -oğlu.

What is Abbasoğlu made of?

Abbasoğlu breaks into 2 parts: Abbas (male name; Arabic ʿAbbās) + -oğlu (son of; of the family of).

Abbasoğlu + root Abbas male name; Arabic ʿAbbās ARABIC Abbas “Arabic male name;‘stern-faced, frowning’” suffix -oğlu son of; of the family of Abbasoğlu Abbas root male name; Arabic ʿAbbās Abbas ARABIC “Arabic male name; ‘stern-faced,frowning’” -oğlu suffix son of; of the family of
Abbasoğlu: parts and root words
  • Abbas Arabic — Arabic male name; ‘stern-faced, frowning’1

How was the name Abbasoğlu formed?

Abbasoğlu belongs to the “patronymic” class of surnames (Abbas + -oğlu).

Which surnames are related to Abbasoğlu?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Abbas same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Abbasoğlu?

  1. Mehmet Abbasoğlu politician 1955–2015
  2. Mehmet Abbasoğlu businessperson 1901–
  3. Behiç Sadi Abbasoğlu politician 1925–2009
  4. Şükrü Abbasoğlu politician 1930–2018
  5. Haluk Abbasoğlu professor 1946–2019
  6. Osman Abbasoğlu researcher
  7. Rıza Abbasoğlu researcher
  8. Zerrin Abbasoğlu researcher

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

How is Abbasoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is often written Abbasoglu.

Where do these facts come from?

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

Common questions about Abbasoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Abbasoğlu mean?

Abbasoğlu means ‘son of Abbas’. Abbas is an Arabic male name from the root ʿabasa ‘to frown’, meaning ‘stern-faced, imposing’; in Arabic it was also an epithet of the lion.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Abbasoğlu?

The root word of Abbasoğlu is Abbas (Arabic): “Arabic male name; ‘stern-faced, frowning’”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Abbasoğlu?

Ab·ba·soğ·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /abbasoːˈɫu/.