Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Ekşioğlu

Ekşioğlu /ekʃioːˈɫu/ ASCII Eksioglu

“son of the one called Ekşi (sour)”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 4
Formation
Patronymic
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
E
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 Ekşioğlu?

Ekşioğlu

IPA /ekʃioːˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Ekşioğlu mean?

Ekşioğlu means ‘son of Ekşi’. Ekşi means ‘sour’, like vinegar or lemon; as a nickname it may have described a dour, sour-faced man, or someone who made or sold sour foods such as pickles. With -oğlu the nickname became a surname.1,2

Grammar ekşi + oğul + possessive -u.

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

What is Ekşioğlu made of?

Ekşioğlu breaks into 2 parts: ekşi (sour; sour-faced) + -oğlu (son of).

Ekşioğlu ++ root ekşi sour; sour-faced TURKIC ekşi “sour; unpleasant,unseemly” suffix -oğlu son of TURKIC oğul “son” Ekşioğlu ekşi root sour; sour-faced ekşi TURKIC “sour; unpleasant, unseemly” -oğlu suffix son of oğul TURKIC “son”
Ekşioğlu: parts and root words
  • ekşi Turkic — sour; unpleasant, unseemly1
  • oğul Turkic — son2

How was the name Ekşioğlu formed?

Ekşioğlu belongs to the “patronymic” class of surnames (ekşi + -oğlu).

Which surnames are related to Ekşioğlu?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Ekşi same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Ekşioğlu?

  1. Ekrem Ekşioğlu association football player 1978–
  2. Mert Emre Ekşioğlu basketball player 2002–
  3. Elvin Eksioglu screenwriter 1966–
  4. Abdullah Ekşioğlu film director 1970–
  5. Emir Ekşioğlu journalist 1994–
  6. Fatma Yangın Ekşioğlu writer 1960–
  7. Gülşen Karanis Ekşioğlu diplomat 1981–
  8. Yemen Ekşioğlu sports executive 1955–2018

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

How is Ekşioğlu written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is often written Eksioglu in passports and registers that lack Turkish letters.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: ekşi accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: oğul accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Ekşioğlu accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Ekşioğlu

Q1

What does the surname Ekşioğlu mean?

Ekşioğlu means ‘son of Ekşi’. Ekşi means ‘sour’, like vinegar or lemon; as a nickname it may have described a dour, sour-faced man, or someone who made or sold sour foods such as pickles. With -oğlu the nickname became a surname.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Ekşioğlu?

The root word of Ekşioğlu is ekşi (Turkic): “sour; unpleasant, unseemly”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Ekşioğlu?

Ek·şi·oğ·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /ekʃioːˈɫu/.