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Çobanoğlu

Çobanoğlu /tʃobanoːˈɫu/ ASCII Cobanoglu

“son of the shepherd”1

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Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Çobanoğlu?

Çobanoğlu

IPA /tʃobanoːˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Çobanoğlu mean?

Çobanoğlu means “son of the shepherd”. A çoban grazes and tends flocks of sheep, goats or cattle; the word came into Ottoman Turkish from Persian čūpān, and its root reaches back to Old Persian.1

Grammar çoban + -oğlu

What is Çobanoğlu made of?

Çobanoğlu is Persian in origin and breaks into 2 parts: çoban (shepherd) + -oğlu (son of).

Çobanoğlu + root çoban shepherd PERSIAN çoban “shepherd, herdsman;Classical Persian čūpān” suffix -oğlu son of Çobanoğlu çoban root shepherd çoban PERSIAN “shepherd, herdsman; ClassicalPersian čūpān” -oğlu suffix son of
Çobanoğlu: parts and root words
  • çoban Persian — shepherd, herdsman; Classical Persian čūpān1

How was the name Çobanoğlu formed?

Çobanoğlu was formed by adding -oğlu, “son of”, to çoban (“shepherd”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Çobanoğlu?

Çobanoğlu Çoban Çobanlı Özçoban
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 Çoban same root – –
02 Çobanlı same root – –
03 Özçoban same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Çobanoğlu?

  1. Ozan Çobanoğlu actor 1980–
  2. Selâhattin Çobanoğlu athletics competitor 1985–
  3. Murat Çobanoğlu singer-songwriter 1940–2005
  4. Ali Çobanoğlu association football player 1932–2018
  5. Haluk Çobanoğlu photographer 1957–
  6. Metin Çobanoğlu politician 1958–
  7. Süleyman Çobanoğlu poet 1967–
  8. Ahmet Vefa Çobanoğlu historian 1962–

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: çoban accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: çoban 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

Common questions about Çobanoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Çobanoğlu mean?

Çobanoğlu means “son of the shepherd”. A çoban grazes and tends flocks of sheep, goats or cattle; the word came into Ottoman Turkish from Persian čūpān, and its root reaches back to Old Persian.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Çobanoğlu?

The root word of Çobanoğlu is çoban (Persian): “shepherd, herdsman; Classical Persian čūpān”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Çobanoğlu?

Ço·ba·noğ·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /tʃobanoːˈɫu/.