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Dülgeroğlu

Dülgeroğlu /dylɡeɾoːˈɫu/ ASCII Dulgeroglu

“son of the carpenter”1

Letters / syllables
10 / 4
Formation
Patronymic
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
D
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 Dülgeroğlu?

Dülgeroğlu

IPA /dylɡeɾoːˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Dülgeroğlu mean?

Dülgeroğlu means ‘son of the dülger’, the carpenter who does the rough timber work of a building such as roofs and scaffolding. According to Nişanyan the word comes from Persian durūdgar ‘carpenter’, from durūd ‘sawn timber’ and -gar ‘maker’.1

Grammar dülger + -oğlu.

What is Dülgeroğlu made of?

Dülgeroğlu is Persian in origin and breaks into 2 parts: dülger (carpenter, builder in wood) + -oğlu (son of).

Dülgeroğlu + root dülger carpenter, builder inwood PERSIAN dülger “carpenter; Persiandurūdgar” suffix -oğlu son of Dülgeroğlu dülger root carpenter, builder in wood dülger PERSIAN “carpenter; Persian durūdgar” -oğlu suffix son of
Dülgeroğlu: parts and root words
  • dülger Persian — carpenter; Persian durūdgar1

How was the name Dülgeroğlu formed?

Dülgeroğlu was formed by adding -oğlu, “son of”, to dülger (“carpenter, builder in wood”).

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

Which surnames are related to Dülgeroğlu?

Dülgeroğlu Dülger Akdülger Dülgar
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Dülger same root – –
02 Akdülger same root – –
03 Dülgar same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Dülgeroğlu?

  1. Deniz Dülgeroğlu YouTuber
  2. Fatih Dülgeroğlu military personnel 1983–
  3. Onur Dülgeroğlu researcher
  4. Turan Cihan Dülgeroğlu researcher

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

How is Dülgeroğlu written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Dulgeroglu (in German records also Duelgeroglu).

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: dülger accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: dülger accessed 9 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 Dülgeroğlu

Q1

What does the surname Dülgeroğlu mean?

Dülgeroğlu means ‘son of the dülger’, the carpenter who does the rough timber work of a building such as roofs and scaffolding. According to Nişanyan the word comes from Persian durūdgar ‘carpenter’, from durūd ‘sawn timber’ and -gar ‘maker’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Dülgeroğlu?

The root word of Dülgeroğlu is dülger (Persian): “carpenter; Persian durūdgar”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Dülgeroğlu?

Dül·ge·roğ·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /dylɡeɾoːˈɫu/.