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Durmuşoğlu

Durmuşoğlu /duɾmuʃoːˈɫu/ ASCII Durmusoglu

“son of Durmuş”1

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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 Durmuşoğlu?

Durmuşoğlu

IPA /duɾmuʃoːˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Durmuşoğlu mean?

Durmuşoğlu means ‘son of Durmuş’. Durmuş is a male name formed from the verb durmak ‘to stay, remain’ and means ‘he has stayed, survived’. It belongs with names such as Yaşar and Duran that expressed the wish that a child would live.1

Grammar Durmuş (dur- + -muş) + -oğlu.

What is Durmuşoğlu made of?

Durmuşoğlu is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: Durmuş (Durmuş: male name; ‘one who stayed, survived’) + -oğlu (son of; of the family of).

Durmuşoğlu + root Durmuş Durmuş: male name; ‘onewho stayed, survived’ TURKIC Durmuş “male name from durmak;‘one who stayed alive’” suffix -oğlu son of; of the family of Durmuşoğlu Durmuş root Durmuş: male name; ‘one who stayed,survived’ Durmuş TURKIC “male name from durmak; ‘one whostayed alive’” -oğlu suffix son of; of the family of
Durmuşoğlu: parts and root words
  • Durmuş Turkic — male name from durmak; ‘one who stayed alive’1

How was the name Durmuşoğlu formed?

Durmuşoğlu was formed by adding -oğlu, “son of”, to Durmuş (“Durmuş: male name; ‘one who stayed, survived’”).

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

Which surnames are related to Durmuşoğlu?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Durmuş same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Durmuşoğlu?

  1. Edanur Durmuşoğlu basketball player 2007–
  2. Kenan Durmuşoğlu association football player 1973–
  3. Metin Durmuşoğlu athletics competitor 1974–
  4. Mücahit Durmuşoğlu politician 1965–
  5. Emek Durmuşoğlu researcher

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

How is Durmuşoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is usually written Durmusoglu.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: durmuş accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Durmuş 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 Durmuşoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Durmuşoğlu mean?

Durmuşoğlu means ‘son of Durmuş’. Durmuş is a male name formed from the verb durmak ‘to stay, remain’ and means ‘he has stayed, survived’. It belongs with names such as Yaşar and Duran that expressed the wish that a child would live.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Durmuşoğlu?

The root word of Durmuşoğlu is Durmuş (Turkic): “male name from durmak; ‘one who stayed alive’”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Durmuşoğlu?

Dur·mu·şoğ·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /duɾmuʃoːˈɫu/.