Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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İskenderoğlu

İskenderoğlu /iscendeɾoːˈɫu/ ASCII Iskenderoglu

“son of İskender (Alexander)”1

Letters / syllables
12 / 5
Formation
Patronymic
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
İ
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 İskenderoğlu?

İskenderoğlu

IPA /iscendeɾoːˈɫu/

The stress usually falls on syllable 5 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname İskenderoğlu mean?

The name means “son of İskender”. İskender is the Arabic form of the name of Alexander the Great (356–323 BC); according to Nişanyan Adlar, Arabic al-Iksandar became al-Iskandar by metathesis.1

Grammar İskender (personal name) + -oğlu.

What is İskenderoğlu made of?

İskenderoğlu breaks into 2 parts: İskender (Alexander) + -oğlu (son of).

İskenderoğlu ++ root İskender Alexander ARABIC al-Iskandar “name of Alexander theGreat; from Greek…” suffix -oğlu son of TURKIC oğul “son” İskenderoğlu İskender root Alexander al-Iskandar ARABIC “name of Alexander the Great;from Greek Aléxandros” -oğlu suffix son of oğul TURKIC “son”
İskenderoğlu: parts and root words
  • al-Iskandar Arabic — name of Alexander the Great; from Greek Aléxandros1
  • oğul Turkic — son1

How was the name İskenderoğlu formed?

İskenderoğlu belongs to the “patronymic” class of surnames (İskender + -oğlu).

Which surnames are related to İskenderoğlu?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 İskender same root – –

Who are some well-known people named İskenderoğlu?

  1. Serpil İskenderoğlu handball player 1982–
  2. Ali Recai İskenderoğlu politician 1926–2000
  3. Jülide İskenderoğlu politician 1974–
  4. Demet İskenderoğlu researcher
  5. Muammer İskenderoğlu religious studies scholar 1972–

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

How is İskenderoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name appears as Iskenderoglu in passports and foreign registers.

Where do these facts come from?

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

Common questions about İskenderoğlu

Q1

What does the surname İskenderoğlu mean?

The name means “son of İskender”. İskender is the Arabic form of the name of Alexander the Great (356–323 BC); according to Nişanyan Adlar, Arabic al-Iksandar became al-Iskandar by metathesis.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname İskenderoğlu?

The root word of İskenderoğlu is al-Iskandar (Arabic): “name of Alexander the Great; from Greek Aléxandros”.
Q3

How do you pronounce İskenderoğlu?

İs·ken·de·roğ·lu, 5 syllables; IPA: /iscendeɾoːˈɫu/.