Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Gümrükçü

Gümrükçü /ɟymɾycˈtʃy/ ASCII Gumrukcu

“customs officer”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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Initial
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Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6Abroad
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Gümrükçü?

Gümrükçü

IPA /ɟymɾycˈtʃy/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Gümrükçü mean?

Gümrükçü means ‘customs officer’. Gümrük comes from Medieval Greek kommérkion ‘trade duty’, itself from Latin commercium ‘trade’; the agent suffix -çü marks the occupation.1

Grammar gümrük + -çü (agent suffix).

Gümrükçü is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Gümrükçü made of?

Gümrükçü breaks into 2 parts: gümrük (gümrük: customs duty; customs house) + -çü (-çü: agent suffix).

Gümrükçü + root gümrük gümrük: customs duty;customs house GREEK gümrük “customs duty; customhouse” suffix -çü -çü: agent suffix Gümrükçü gümrük root gümrük: customs duty; customs house gümrük GREEK “customs duty; custom house” -çü suffix -çü: agent suffix
Gümrükçü: parts and root words
  • gümrük Greek — customs duty; custom house1

How was the name Gümrükçü formed?

Gümrükçü belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (gümrük + -çü).

Who are some well-known people named Gümrükçü?

  1. Gülistan Gümrükçü researcher
  2. Serhat Gümrükçü businessperson 1982–
  3. Zeynep Gümrükçü researcher

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

How is Gümrükçü written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is usually written Gumrukcu.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: gümrük accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: gümrükçü 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
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Gümrükçü

Q1

What does the surname Gümrükçü mean?

Gümrükçü means ‘customs officer’. Gümrük comes from Medieval Greek kommérkion ‘trade duty’, itself from Latin commercium ‘trade’; the agent suffix -çü marks the occupation.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Gümrükçü?

The root word of Gümrükçü is gümrük (Greek): “customs duty; custom house”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Gümrükçü?

Güm·rük·çü, 3 syllables; IPA: /ɟymɾycˈtʃy/.