Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Çilingiroğlu

Çilingiroğlu /tʃilinɡiɾoːˈɫu/ ASCII Cilingiroglu

“son of the locksmith”1

Letters / syllables
12 / 5
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 Çilingiroğlu?

Çilingiroğlu

IPA /tʃilinɡiɾoːˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Çilingiroğlu mean?

A çilingir is a locksmith, the craftsman who makes locks and keys and opens locked doors; the word comes from Persian čelengar ‘metalworker’. Çilingiroğlu means ‘son of the locksmith’.1

Grammar çilingir + -oğlu.

What is Çilingiroğlu made of?

Çilingiroğlu breaks into 2 parts: çilingir (locksmith) + -oğlu (son of; of the family of).

Çilingiroğlu + root çilingir locksmith PERSIAN çilingir “locksmith; Persiančelengar” suffix -oğlu son of; of the family of Çilingiroğlu çilingir root locksmith çilingir PERSIAN “locksmith; Persian čelengar” -oğlu suffix son of; of the family of
Çilingiroğlu: parts and root words
  • çilingir Persian — locksmith; Persian čelengar1

How was the name Çilingiroğlu formed?

Çilingiroğlu belongs to the “patronymic” class of surnames (çilingir + -oğlu).

Which surnames are related to Çilingiroğlu?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Çilingir same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Çilingiroğlu?

  1. Altan Çilingiroğlu archaeologist 1944–2021
  2. Ayhan Çilingiroğlu electrical engineer 1930–
  3. Firuz Çilingiroğlu judge 1924–2015
  4. Kaya Çilingiroğlu sports commentator 1964–
  5. Cüneyt Çilingiroğlu basketball player
  6. Mehmet Çilingiroğlu researcher

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

How is Çilingiroğlu written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is often written Cilingiroglu.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: çilingir 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 Çilingiroğlu

Q1

What does the surname Çilingiroğlu mean?

A çilingir is a locksmith, the craftsman who makes locks and keys and opens locked doors; the word comes from Persian čelengar ‘metalworker’. Çilingiroğlu means ‘son of the locksmith’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Çilingiroğlu?

The root word of Çilingiroğlu is çilingir (Persian): “locksmith; Persian čelengar”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Çilingiroğlu?

Çi·lin·gi·roğ·lu, 5 syllables; IPA: /tʃilinɡiɾoːˈɫu/.