Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 457

Arasoğlu

Arasoğlu /aɾasoːˈɫu/ ASCII Arasoglu

“son of Aras”1

Letters / syllables
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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 Arasoğlu?

Arasoğlu

IPA /aɾasoːˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Arasoğlu mean?

Aras is the name of the river that rises in eastern Anatolia, known in antiquity as the Araxes, and is also used as a personal name. With -oğlu the surname means ‘son of Aras’.1,2

Grammar Aras + -oğlu.

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

What is Arasoğlu made of?

Arasoğlu combines Persian and Turkic elements in 2 parts: Aras (Aras: river of eastern Anatolia; personal name) + -oğlu (son of).

Arasoğlu ++ root Aras Aras: river of easternAnatolia; personal name PERSIAN Aras “river rising in easternAnatolia and flowing to…” suffix -oğlu son of TURKIC oğul “son” Arasoğlu Aras root Aras: river of eastern Anatolia;personal name Aras PERSIAN “river rising in eastern Anatoliaand flowing to the Caspian” -oğlu suffix son of oğul TURKIC “son”
Arasoğlu: parts and root words
  • Aras Persian — river rising in eastern Anatolia and flowing to the Caspian1
  • oğul Turkic — son2

How was the name Arasoğlu formed?

Arasoğlu was formed by adding -oğlu, “son of”, to Aras (“Aras: river of eastern Anatolia; personal name”).

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

Which surnames are related to Arasoğlu?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Aras same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Arasoğlu?

  1. Mustafa Arasoğlu university teacher 1984–

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

How is Arasoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Aras accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: 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 Arasoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Arasoğlu mean?

Aras is the name of the river that rises in eastern Anatolia, known in antiquity as the Araxes, and is also used as a personal name. With -oğlu the surname means ‘son of Aras’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Arasoğlu?

Arasoğlu is made up of two elements: Aras “river rising in eastern Anatolia and flowing to the Caspian” (Persian) and oğul “son” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Arasoğlu?

A·ra·soğ·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /aɾasoːˈɫu/.