Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 55

Ağaoğlu

Ağaoğlu /aːaoːˈɫu/ ASCII Agaoglu

“son of the ağa”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 4
Formation
Patronymic
Vowel harmony
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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 Ağaoğlu?

Ağaoğlu

IPA /aːaoːˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Ağaoğlu mean?

Made of ağa and -oğlu: “son of the ağa”. Ağa is the title of a landowner or man of standing and, in the Ottoman state, of the heads of certain corps and offices; in everyday speech it also means “elder brother”.1

Grammar Possessive compound ağa + -oğlu.

What is Ağaoğlu made of?

Ağaoğlu breaks into 2 parts: ağa (ağa: landowner, man of standing; Ottoman title) + -oğlu (son of).

Ağaoğlu ++ root ağa ağa: landowner, man ofstanding; Ottoman title TURKIC ağa “landowner, influentialman; elder brother;…” suffix -oğlu son of TURKIC oğul “son” Ağaoğlu ağa root ağa: landowner, man of standing;Ottoman title ağa TURKIC “landowner, influential man;elder brother; official title…” -oğlu suffix son of oğul TURKIC “son”
Ağaoğlu: parts and root words
  • ağa Turkic — landowner, influential man; elder brother; official title of certain Ottoman officers1
  • oğul Turkic — son1

How was the name Ağaoğlu formed?

Ağaoğlu belongs to the “patronymic” class of surnames (ağa + -oğlu).

Which surnames are related to Ağaoğlu?

Ağaoğlu Ağa Osmanağaoğlu Ağacık Ağbaba
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Ağa same root – –
02 Osmanağaoğlu same root – –
03 Ağacık same root – –
04 Ağbaba same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Ağaoğlu?

  1. Adalet Ağaoğlu writer 1929–2020
  2. Süreyya Ağaoğlu judge 1903–1989
  3. Ahmet Ağaoğlu politician 1869–1939
  4. Yeşim Ağaoğlu writer 1966–
  5. Samet Ağaoğlu politician 1909–1982
  6. Ali Ağaoğlu businessperson 1954–
  7. Mehmet Ağaoğlu editor 1896–1949
  8. Onur Ağaoğlu architect 1990–

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

How is Ağaoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is written Agaoglu in English and German records.

Where do these facts come from?

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

Common questions about Ağaoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Ağaoğlu mean?

Made of ağa and -oğlu: “son of the ağa”. Ağa is the title of a landowner or man of standing and, in the Ottoman state, of the heads of certain corps and offices; in everyday speech it also means “elder brother”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Ağaoğlu?

The root word of Ağaoğlu is ağa (Turkic): “landowner, influential man; elder brother; official title of certain Ottoman officers”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Ağaoğlu?

A·ğa·oğ·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /aːaoːˈɫu/.