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Çopuroğlu

Çopuroğlu /tʃopuɾoːˈɫu/ ASCII Copuroglu

“son of Çopur (‘pockmarked’)”2

Probable origin Çopuroğlu: root entries for çopur + oğul · How do we know?

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How do you pronounce Çopuroğlu?

Çopuroğlu

IPA /tʃopuɾoːˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Çopuroğlu mean?

Çopur is a nickname for a person whose face bears smallpox scars. With -oğlu the name literally means “son of Çopur”.1,2

Grammar çopur + -oğlu.

That Çopuroğlu goes back to çopur and oğul is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Çopuroğlu made of?

Çopuroğlu is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: çopur (çopur: pockmarked) + -oğlu (“son of, family of”).

Çopuroğlu ++ root çopur çopur: pockmarked UNKNOWN çopur “pockmarked (by smallpox)” suffix -oğlu “son of, family of” TURKIC oğul “son” Çopuroğlu çopur root çopur: pockmarked çopur UNKNOWN “pockmarked (by smallpox)” -oğlu suffix “son of, family of” oğul TURKIC “son”
Çopuroğlu: parts and root words
  • çopur unknown — pockmarked (by smallpox)2
  • oğul Turkic — son1

How was the name Çopuroğlu formed?

Çopuroğlu was formed by adding -oğlu, “son of”, to çopur (“çopur: pockmarked”).

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

How is Çopuroğlu written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters it usually appears as Copuroglu in passports and foreign records.

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Çopuroğlu?

Ağcaoğlu, Alanoğlu and Alimoğlu share gloss keywords with Çopuroğlu within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Çopuroğlu?

Read the root, formation and register information for Çopuroğlu alongside these guides: How Turkish Surnames Are Formed: Roots and Suffixes and How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: oğul accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: çopur accessed 9 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 Çopuroğlu

Q1

What does the surname Çopuroğlu mean?

Çopur is a nickname for a person whose face bears smallpox scars. With -oğlu the name literally means “son of Çopur”.
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How do you pronounce Çopuroğlu?

Ço·pu·roğ·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /tʃopuɾoːˈɫu/.