Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 411

Altunoğlu

Altunoğlu /aɫtunoːˈɫu/ ASCII Altunoglu

“son of Altun (‘gold’)”2

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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 Altunoğlu?

Altunoğlu

IPA /aɫtunoːˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Altunoğlu mean?

Altun is the older form of modern altın ‘gold’, going back to Old Turkic altūn, and it survives in many surnames. With -oğlu the name means ‘son of Altun’; Altun served both as the word for the precious metal and as an old personal name.1,2

Grammar altun + -oğlu.

What is Altunoğlu made of?

Altunoğlu is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: altun (gold (older form of altın)) + -oğlu (son of).

Altunoğlu ++ root altun gold (older form ofaltın) TURKIC altun “gold” suffix -oğlu son of TURKIC oğul “son” Altunoğlu altun root gold (older form of altın) altun TURKIC “gold” -oğlu suffix son of oğul TURKIC “son”
Altunoğlu: parts and root words
  • altun Turkic — gold2
  • oğul Turkic — son1

How was the name Altunoğlu formed?

Altunoğlu was formed by adding -oğlu, “son of”, to altun (“gold (older form of altın)”).

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

Which surnames are related to Altunoğlu?

Altunoğlu Altun Altuntaş Altunay Altundağ Altunel Altunbaş Altunbay Altunkaya Altunkaynak Altunbaşak Altunbey Altunbulaklı
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Altun same root – –
02 Altuntaş same root – –
03 Altunay same root – –
04 Altundağ same root – –
05 Altunel same root – –
06 Altunbaş same root – –
07 Altunbay same root – –
08 Altunkaya same root – –
09 Altunkaynak same root – –
10 Altunbaşak same root – –
11 Altunbey same root – –
12 Altunbulaklı same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Altunoğlu?

  1. Umut Altunoğlu researcher

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

How is Altunoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: altın accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: altun 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 Altunoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Altunoğlu mean?

Altun is the older form of modern altın ‘gold’, going back to Old Turkic altūn, and it survives in many surnames. With -oğlu the name means ‘son of Altun’; Altun served both as the word for the precious metal and as an old personal name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Altunoğlu?

Altunoğlu is made up of two elements: altun “gold” (Turkic) and oğul “son” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Altunoğlu?

Al·tu·noğ·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /aɫtunoːˈɫu/.