Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 830

Barutçuoğlu

Barutçuoğlu /baɾuttʃuoːˈɫu/ ASCII Barutcuoglu

“son of the gunpowder maker”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 Barutçuoğlu?

Barutçuoğlu

IPA /baɾuttʃuoːˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Barutçuoğlu mean?

A barutçu made or sold gunpowder; in the Ottoman period the workers of the powder works were also called by this name. With -oğlu it becomes “son of the gunpowder maker”.1,2

Grammar barut + -çu + -oğlu.

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

What is Barutçuoğlu made of?

Barutçuoğlu combines Arabic and Turkic elements in 2 parts: barutçu (barutçu: gunpowder maker or seller) + -oğlu (oğul: son; “son of, family of”).

Barutçuoğlu ++ root barutçu barutçu: gunpowder makeror seller ARABIC barut “gunpowder” suffix -oğlu oğul: son; “son of,family of” TURKIC oğul “son” Barutçuoğlu barutçu root barutçu: gunpowder maker or seller barut ARABIC “gunpowder” -oğlu suffix oğul: son; “son of, family of” oğul TURKIC “son”
Barutçuoğlu: parts and root words
  • barut Arabic — gunpowder1
  • oğul Turkic — son2

How was the name Barutçuoğlu formed?

Barutçuoğlu was formed by adding -oğlu, “son of”, to barutçu (“barutçu: gunpowder maker or seller”).

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

Which surnames are related to Barutçuoğlu?

Barutçuoğlu Barut Barutçu Barutçiyan Barutçuyan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Barut same root – –
02 Barutçu same root – –
03 Barutçiyan same root – –
04 Barutçuyan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Barutçuoğlu?

  1. Doğan Barutçuoğlu politician 1922–

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

How is Barutçuoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Barutcuoglu: ç becomes c or ch; 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: barut accessed 8 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 Barutçuoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Barutçuoğlu mean?

A barutçu made or sold gunpowder; in the Ottoman period the workers of the powder works were also called by this name. With -oğlu it becomes “son of the gunpowder maker”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Barutçuoğlu?

Barutçuoğlu is made up of two elements: barut “gunpowder” (Arabic) and oğul “son” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Barutçuoğlu?

Ba·rut·çu·oğ·lu, 5 syllables; IPA: /baɾuttʃuoːˈɫu/.