Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 70

Ağcaoğlu

Ağcaoğlu /aːdʒaoːˈɫu/ ASCII Agcaoglu

“son of Ağca (‘whitish, fair’)”1

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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 Ağcaoğlu?

Ağcaoğlu

IPA /aːdʒaoːˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Ağcaoğlu mean?

Ağca is a spoken form of akça, “whitish, fair”, from ak “white” with the suffix -ca, and was once used as a nickname or personal name. With -oğlu it means “son of Ağca”.1,2

Grammar ağca + -oğlu.

That Ağcaoğlu goes back to ak and oğul is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Ağcaoğlu made of?

Ağcaoğlu is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: ağca (ağca (akça): whitish, fair) + -oğlu (oğul: son; “son of, family of”).

Ağcaoğlu ++ root ağca ağca (akça): whitish,fair TURKIC ak “white; clean” suffix -oğlu oğul: son; “son of,family of” TURKIC oğul “son” Ağcaoğlu ağca root ağca (akça): whitish, fair ak TURKIC “white; clean” -oğlu suffix oğul: son; “son of, family of” oğul TURKIC “son”
Ağcaoğlu: parts and root words
  • ak Turkic — white; clean1
  • oğul Turkic — son2

How was the name Ağcaoğlu formed?

Ağcaoğlu was formed by adding -oğlu, “son of”, to ağca (“ağca (akça): whitish, fair”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Ağcaoğlu?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Ağca same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Ağcaoğlu?

  1. Oktay Ağcaoğlu researcher
  2. Orhan Ağcaoğlu researcher

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

How is Ağcaoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Agcaoglu: ğ is written g but is silent in Turkish, lengthening the preceding vowel.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: ak accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: oğul 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

Common questions about Ağcaoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Ağcaoğlu mean?

Ağca is a spoken form of akça, “whitish, fair”, from ak “white” with the suffix -ca, and was once used as a nickname or personal name. With -oğlu it means “son of Ağca”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Ağcaoğlu?

The root word of Ağcaoğlu is oğul (Turkic): “son”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Ağcaoğlu?

Ağ·ca·oğ·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /aːdʒaoːˈɫu/.