Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Beyazoğlu

Beyazoğlu /bejazoːˈɫu/ ASCII Beyazoglu

“white + son of”1

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
Formation
Patronymic
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
B
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 Beyazoğlu?

Beyazoğlu

IPA /bejazoːˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Beyazoğlu mean?

The name is beyaz ‘white’ with -oğlu ‘son of’. Nişanyan derives beyaz from Arabic bayāḍ ‘whiteness’. No source shows how the word was used as a name here.1

Grammar beyaz + -oğlu.

That Beyazoğlu goes back to beyaz is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Beyazoğlu made of?

Beyazoğlu is Arabic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: beyaz (white) + -oğlu (son of).

Beyazoğlu + root beyaz white ARABIC beyaz “whiteness, white” suffix -oğlu son of Beyazoğlu beyaz root white beyaz ARABIC “whiteness, white” -oğlu suffix son of
Beyazoğlu: parts and root words
  • beyaz Arabic — whiteness, white1

How was the name Beyazoğlu formed?

Beyazoğlu was formed by adding -oğlu, “son of”, to beyaz (“white”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Which surnames are related to Beyazoğlu?

Beyazoğlu Beyaz Bayaz Beyaztaş Gülbeyaz
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Beyaz same root – –
02 Bayaz same root – –
03 Beyaztaş same root – –
04 Gülbeyaz same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Beyazoğlu?

  1. Levent Beyazoğlu association football player 1964–
  2. Osman Beyazoğlu botanist

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

How is Beyazoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

In records outside Turkey the name usually appears as Beyazoglu: ğ, which is silent and lengthens the preceding vowel, becomes g.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: beyaz accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Beyazoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Beyazoğlu mean?

The name is beyaz ‘white’ with -oğlu ‘son of’. Nişanyan derives beyaz from Arabic bayāḍ ‘whiteness’. No source shows how the word was used as a name here.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Beyazoğlu?

The root word of Beyazoğlu is beyaz (Arabic): “whiteness, white”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Beyazoğlu?

Be·ya·zoğ·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /bejazoːˈɫu/.