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İpçioğlu

İpçioğlu /ipt͡ʃioːˈɫu/ ASCII Ipcioglu

“son of the rope-maker”1

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

How do you pronounce İpçioğlu?

İpçioğlu

IPA /ipt͡ʃioːˈɫu/

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

What does the surname İpçioğlu mean?

İpçioğlu is made of ipçi and -oğlu: ‘son of the rope-maker’. An ipçi makes or sells rope or thread. Nişanyan traces ip to Old Turkic yıp ‘rope, thread’.1

Grammar ip + -çi + -oğlu.

That İpçioğlu goes back to yıp is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is İpçioğlu made of?

İpçioğlu is Turkic in origin and breaks into 3 parts: ip (ip: rope, thread) + -çi (-çi: occupational suffix) + -oğlu (-oğlu: son of).

İpçioğlu ++ root ip ip: rope, thread TURKIC yıp “rope, thread” suffix -çi -çi: occupational suffix suffix -oğlu -oğlu: son of İpçioğlu ip root ip: rope, thread yıp TURKIC “rope, thread” -çi suffix -çi: occupational suffix -oğlu suffix -oğlu: son of
İpçioğlu: parts and root words
  • yıp Turkic — rope, thread1

How was the name İpçioğlu formed?

İpçioğlu was formed by adding -çi, “son of”, to ip (“ip: rope, thread”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.2

How is İpçioğlu written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Ipcioglu.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: ip accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about İpçioğlu

Q1

What does the surname İpçioğlu mean?

İpçioğlu is made of ipçi and -oğlu: ‘son of the rope-maker’. An ipçi makes or sells rope or thread. Nişanyan traces ip to Old Turkic yıp ‘rope, thread’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname İpçioğlu?

The root word of İpçioğlu is yıp (Turkic): “rope, thread”.
Q3

How do you pronounce İpçioğlu?

İp·çi·oğ·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /ipt͡ʃioːˈɫu/.