Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 800

Boyacıoğlu

Boyacıoğlu /bojadʒɯoːˈɫu/ ASCII Boyacioglu

“son of the dyer”1

Letters / syllables
10 / 5
Formation
Patronymic
Vowel harmony
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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 Boyacıoğlu?

Boyacıoğlu

IPA /bojadʒɯoːˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Boyacıoğlu mean?

A boyacı was the dyer in the old markets, who dyed cloth, thread and wool; today the word is also used for house painters. Boyacıoğlu means ‘son of the dyer’. Boya goes back to Old Turkic bodag ‘dye’.1

Grammar boya + -cı + -oğlu.

What is Boyacıoğlu made of?

Boyacıoğlu breaks into 3 parts: boya (dye, paint) + -cı (agent suffix for a trade) + -oğlu (son of; of the family of).

Boyacıoğlu ++ root boya dye, paint TURKIC boyacı “dyer; painter” suffix -cı agent suffix for a trade suffix -oğlu son of; of the family of Boyacıoğlu boya root dye, paint boyacı TURKIC “dyer; painter” -cı suffix agent suffix for a trade -oğlu suffix son of; of the family of
Boyacıoğlu: parts and root words
  • boyacı Turkic — dyer; painter1

How was the name Boyacıoğlu formed?

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

Which surnames are related to Boyacıoğlu?

Boyacıoğlu Boyacı Boyar Boyacıyan Boya Tunçboyacıyan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Boyacı same root – –
02 Boyar same root – –
03 Boyacıyan same root – –
04 Boya same root – –
05 Tunçboyacıyan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Boyacıoğlu?

  1. Ahmet Hamdi Boyacıoğlu judge 1920–1998
  2. Ahmet Boyacıoğlu director 1953–
  3. Hayati Boyacıoğlu writer 1960–
  4. Ahmet Boyacıoğlu film producer
  5. Ahmet Sedat Boyacıoğlu researcher
  6. Bahadır Boyacıoğlu researcher
  7. Murat Boyacıoğlu researcher
  8. Nur Elçin Boyacıoğlu researcher

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

How is Boyacıoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is often written Boyacioglu.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: boyacı 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
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Boyacıoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Boyacıoğlu mean?

A boyacı was the dyer in the old markets, who dyed cloth, thread and wool; today the word is also used for house painters. Boyacıoğlu means ‘son of the dyer’. Boya goes back to Old Turkic bodag ‘dye’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Boyacıoğlu?

The root word of Boyacıoğlu is boyacı (Turkic): “dyer; painter”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Boyacıoğlu?

Bo·ya·cı·oğ·lu, 5 syllables; IPA: /bojadʒɯoːˈɫu/.