Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 742

Bıyıklıoğlu

Bıyıklıoğlu /bɯjɯkɫɯoːˈɫu/ ASCII Biyiklioglu

“son of the moustached one”1

Letters / syllables
11 / 5
Formation
Patronymic
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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 Bıyıklıoğlu?

Bıyıklıoğlu

IPA /bɯjɯkɫɯoːˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Bıyıklıoğlu mean?

‘Son of the moustached one’. Bıyıklı ‘moustached’ is an adjective often used as a nickname; it is bıyık ‘moustache’ + -lı. The suffix -oğlu attaches the name to that nickname.1,2

Grammar bıyık + -lı + -oğlu.

What is Bıyıklıoğlu made of?

Bıyıklıoğlu breaks into 3 parts: bıyık (moustache) + -lı (possessive suffix) + -oğlu (son of).

Bıyıklıoğlu +++ root bıyık moustache TURKIC bıyıklı “moustached” suffix -lı possessive suffix suffix -oğlu son of TURKIC oğul “son” Bıyıklıoğlu bıyık root moustache bıyıklı TURKIC “moustached” -lı suffix possessive suffix -oğlu suffix son of oğul TURKIC “son”
Bıyıklıoğlu: parts and root words
  • bıyıklı Turkic — moustached1
  • oğul Turkic — son2

How was the name Bıyıklıoğlu formed?

Bıyıklıoğlu belongs to the “patronymic” class of surnames (bıyık + -lı + -oğlu).

Which surnames are related to Bıyıklıoğlu?

Bıyıklıoğlu Kocabıyık Karabıyık Bıyık Palabıyık Akbıyık Bıyıklı
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
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01 Kocabıyık same root – –
02 Karabıyık same root – –
03 Bıyık same root – –
04 Palabıyık same root – –
05 Akbıyık same root – –
06 Bıyıklı same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Bıyıklıoğlu?

  1. Tevfik Bıyıklıoğlu statesperson 1891–1961
  2. Aydın Bıyıklıoğlu politician 1954–
  3. Enes Bıyıklıoğlu association football player 1997–
  4. Zekeriya Bıyıklıoğlu researcher

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

How is Bıyıklıoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: bıyıklı 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 Bıyıklıoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Bıyıklıoğlu mean?

‘Son of the moustached one’. Bıyıklı ‘moustached’ is an adjective often used as a nickname; it is bıyık ‘moustache’ + -lı. The suffix -oğlu attaches the name to that nickname.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Bıyıklıoğlu?

The root word of Bıyıklıoğlu is bıyıklı (Turkic): “moustached”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Bıyıklıoğlu?

Bı·yık·lı·oğ·lu, 5 syllables; IPA: /bɯjɯkɫɯoːˈɫu/.