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SURNAMEEntry 777

Bakırcıoğlu

Bakırcıoğlu /bakɯɾdʒɯoːˈɫu/ ASCII Bakircioglu

“son of the coppersmith”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 Bakırcıoğlu?

Bakırcıoğlu

IPA /bakɯɾdʒɯoːˈɫu/

The stress usually falls on syllable 5 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Bakırcıoğlu mean?

Bakırcıoğlu means “son of the coppersmith”. A bakırcı made and repaired cauldrons, pots, trays and gutters of copper, a long-established craft of Anatolian markets alongside tinning. The word is formed from bakır, “copper”, with the occupational suffix -cı.1

Grammar bakır + agent -cı + oğul + possessive -u.

What is Bakırcıoğlu made of?

Bakırcıoğlu is Turkic in origin and breaks into 3 parts: bakır (bakır: copper) + -cı (agent suffix) + -oğlu (son of).

Bakırcıoğlu ++ root bakır bakır: copper TURKIC bakırcı “coppersmith” suffix -cı agent suffix suffix -oğlu son of Bakırcıoğlu bakır root bakır: copper bakırcı TURKIC “coppersmith” -cı suffix agent suffix -oğlu suffix son of
Bakırcıoğlu: parts and root words
  • bakırcı Turkic — coppersmith1

How was the name Bakırcıoğlu formed?

Bakırcıoğlu was formed by adding -cı, “son of”, to bakır (“bakır: copper”).

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

Which surnames are related to Bakırcıoğlu?

Bakırcıoğlu Bakır Bakırcı Özbakır Bakırlıoğlu Bakırbaş
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Bakır same root – –
02 Bakırcı same root – –
03 Özbakır same root – –
04 Bakırlıoğlu same root – –
05 Bakırbaş same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Bakırcıoğlu?

  1. Melike Bakırcıoğlu basketball player 1987–
  2. Dilek Bakırcıoğlu researcher
  3. Emre Bakırcıoğlu researcher

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

How is Bakırcıoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

Records without Turkish letters usually write Bakircioglu.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: bakırcı accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: bakırcı 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 Bakırcıoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Bakırcıoğlu mean?

Bakırcıoğlu means “son of the coppersmith”. A bakırcı made and repaired cauldrons, pots, trays and gutters of copper, a long-established craft of Anatolian markets alongside tinning. The word is formed from bakır, “copper”, with the occupational suffix -cı.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Bakırcıoğlu?

The root word of Bakırcıoğlu is bakırcı (Turkic): “coppersmith”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Bakırcıoğlu?

Ba·kır·cı·oğ·lu, 5 syllables; IPA: /bakɯɾdʒɯoːˈɫu/.