Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 450

Avcıoğlu

Avcıoğlu /avdʒɯoːˈɫu/ ASCII Avcioglu

“son of the hunter”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 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 Avcıoğlu?

Avcıoğlu

IPA /avdʒɯoːˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Avcıoğlu mean?

‘Son of the hunter’. An avcı is someone who lives by hunting game or is known as a hunter; the word is built from av ‘hunt, game’ and the suffix -cı. The name adds -oğlu to this occupational word.1,2

Grammar av + -cı + -oğlu.

What is Avcıoğlu made of?

Avcıoğlu breaks into 3 parts: av (game, hunt) + -cı (occupational suffix) + -oğlu (son of).

Avcıoğlu +++ root av game, hunt TURKIC avcı “hunter” suffix -cı occupational suffix suffix -oğlu son of TURKIC oğul “son” Avcıoğlu av root game, hunt avcı TURKIC “hunter” -cı suffix occupational suffix -oğlu suffix son of oğul TURKIC “son”
Avcıoğlu: parts and root words
  • avcı Turkic — hunter1
  • oğul Turkic — son2

How was the name Avcıoğlu formed?

Avcıoğlu belongs to the “patronymic” class of surnames (av + -cı + -oğlu).

Which surnames are related to Avcıoğlu?

Avcıoğlu Avcı Avcu
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Avcı same root – –
02 Avcu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Avcıoğlu?

  1. Doğan Avcıoğlu journalist 1926–1983
  2. Gökhan Avcıoğlu architect 1960–
  3. Mehmet Şerif Avcıoğlu politician 1845–1929
  4. Yasin Avcıoğlu association football player 1971–
  5. Fatma Avcıoğlu researcher
  6. Muazzez Merve Avcıoğlu researcher
  7. Nebahat Avcıoğlu university teacher

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

How is Avcıoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

Records outside Türkiye that lack Turkish characters normally show it as Avcioglu.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: avcı accessed 8 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
  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 Avcıoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Avcıoğlu mean?

‘Son of the hunter’. An avcı is someone who lives by hunting game or is known as a hunter; the word is built from av ‘hunt, game’ and the suffix -cı. The name adds -oğlu to this occupational word.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Avcıoğlu?

The root word of Avcıoğlu is avcı (Turkic): “hunter”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Avcıoğlu?

Av·cı·oğ·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /avdʒɯoːˈɫu/.