Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Çerkezoğlu

Çerkezoğlu /tʃeɾcezoːˈɫu/ ASCII Cerkezoglu

“son of Çerkez”1

Letters / syllables
10 / 4
Formation
Patronymic
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
Ç
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 Çerkezoğlu?

Çerkezoğlu

IPA /tʃeɾcezoːˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Çerkezoğlu mean?

Çerkez is the Turkish name for the Circassians of the north-western Caucasus, and in Ottoman times it was also used as a male name and a nickname. The suffix -oğlu turns it into a family name: “son of Çerkez”. The name carries the word’s meaning and says nothing about the origin of its bearers.1

Grammar Çerkez + -oğlu

That Çerkezoğlu goes back to Çerkez and oğul is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Çerkezoğlu made of?

Çerkezoğlu is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: Çerkez (Çerkez: Turkish name for the Circassians; also used as a male name and nickname) + -oğlu (“son of”, family-name suffix).

Çerkezoğlu ++ root Çerkez Çerkez: Turkish name forthe Circassians; also… OTHER Çerkez “Circassian” suffix -oğlu “son of”, family-namesuffix TURKIC oğul “son” Çerkezoğlu Çerkez root Çerkez: Turkish name for theCircassians; also used as a male name… Çerkez OTHER “Circassian” -oğlu suffix “son of”, family-name suffix oğul TURKIC “son”
Çerkezoğlu: parts and root words
  • Çerkez Other — Circassian1
  • oğul Turkic — son1

How was the name Çerkezoğlu formed?

Çerkezoğlu was formed by adding -oğlu, “son of”, to Çerkez (“Çerkez: Turkish name for the Circassians; also used as a male name and nickname”).

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

Which surnames are related to Çerkezoğlu?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Çerkez same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Çerkezoğlu?

  1. Arzu Çerkezoğlu physician 1969–

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

How is Çerkezoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign documents the name is usually written Cerkezoglu.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Çerkez 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 Çerkezoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Çerkezoğlu mean?

Çerkez is the Turkish name for the Circassians of the north-western Caucasus, and in Ottoman times it was also used as a male name and a nickname. The suffix -oğlu turns it into a family name: “son of Çerkez”. The name carries the word’s meaning and says nothing about the origin of its bearers.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Çerkezoğlu?

Çerkezoğlu is made up of two elements: Çerkez “Circassian” (another language) and oğul “son” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Çerkezoğlu?

Çer·ke·zoğ·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /tʃeɾcezoːˈɫu/.