Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Bozoğlu

Bozoğlu /bozoːˈɫu/ ASCII Bozoglu

“son of Boz (‘grey’)”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 Bozoğlu?

Bozoğlu

IPA /bozoːˈɫu/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Bozoğlu mean?

Bozoğlu means “son of Boz”. Boz is grey or a light earthy dun; it served as a nickname or name identifying an ancestor by the colour of hair, beard or complexion. The same colour word appears in names such as Bozkurt and Bozdağ. There is a village called Bozoğlu in the Çerkeş district of Çankırı.1

Grammar boz + oğul + possessive -u.

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

What is Bozoğlu made of?

Bozoğlu is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: boz (boz: grey, dun; nickname) + -oğlu (son of).

Bozoğlu + root boz boz: grey, dun; nickname TURKIC boz “grey; dun; uncultivated(land)” suffix -oğlu son of Bozoğlu boz root boz: grey, dun; nickname boz TURKIC “grey; dun; uncultivated (land)” -oğlu suffix son of
Bozoğlu: parts and root words
  • boz Turkic — grey; dun; uncultivated (land)1

How was the name Bozoğlu formed?

Bozoğlu was formed by adding -oğlu, “son of”, to boz (“boz: grey, dun; nickname”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.6

Which surnames are related to Bozoğlu?

Bozoğlu Bozkurt Boz Bozdağ Boztepe Bozok Bozer Bozbay Bozbey Bozkaya Bozyel Bozdemir Bozatlı
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Bozkurt same root – –
02 Boz same root – –
03 Bozdağ same root – –
04 Boztepe same root – –
05 Bozok same root – –
06 Bozer same root – –
07 Bozbay same root – –
08 Bozbey same root – –
09 Bozkaya same root – –
10 Bozyel same root – –
11 Bozdemir same root – –
12 Bozatlı same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Bozoğlu?

  1. Yeşim Ceren Bozoğlu actor 1974–
  2. Cemal Bozoğlu politician 1961–
  3. Harun Bozoğlu amateur wrestler 1988–
  4. Salih Bozoğlu association football player 1969–
  5. Meltem Bozoğlu director
  6. T. Faruk Bozoğlu university teacher 1950–

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

How is Bozoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

Records without Turkish letters usually write Bozoglu.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: boz accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: boz accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: boz accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Bozoğlu accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Bozoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Bozoğlu mean?

Bozoğlu means “son of Boz”. Boz is grey or a light earthy dun; it served as a nickname or name identifying an ancestor by the colour of hair, beard or complexion. The same colour word appears in names such as Bozkurt and Bozdağ. There is a village called Bozoğlu in the Çerkeş district of Çankırı.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Bozoğlu?

The root word of Bozoğlu is boz (Turkic): “grey; dun; uncultivated (land)”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Bozoğlu?

Bo·zoğ·lu, 3 syllables; IPA: /bozoːˈɫu/.