Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Kabacaoğlu

Kabacaoğlu /kabadʒaoːˈɫu/ ASCII Kabacaoglu

“son of Kabaca (‘biggish’)”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 Kabacaoğlu?

Kabacaoğlu

IPA /kabadʒaoːˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Kabacaoğlu mean?

Kabaca is an adjective meaning ‘fairly large, biggish’; with -oğlu it became a family name, ‘son of Kabaca’. Kabaca is also the name of villages in Ankara, Artvin and Aydın; the surname does not reveal whether it began as a nickname or a place name.1

Grammar kaba + -ca + -oğlu.

That Kabacaoğlu goes back to kabaca and oğul is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Kabacaoğlu made of?

Kabacaoğlu is Turkic in origin and breaks into 3 parts: kaba (coarse; bulky) + -ca (diminutive/similative suffix) + -oğlu (son of).

Kabacaoğlu +++ root kaba coarse; bulky TURKIC kabaca “fairly large; roughly” suffix -ca diminutive/similativesuffix suffix -oğlu son of TURKIC oğul “son” Kabacaoğlu kaba root coarse; bulky kabaca TURKIC “fairly large; roughly” -ca suffix diminutive/similative suffix -oğlu suffix son of oğul TURKIC “son”
Kabacaoğlu: parts and root words
  • kabaca Turkic — fairly large; roughly1
  • oğul Turkic — son1

How was the name Kabacaoğlu formed?

Kabacaoğlu was formed by adding -ca, “son of”, to kaba (“coarse; bulky”).

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

Which surnames are related to Kabacaoğlu?

Kabacaoğlu Kaba Kabasakal Kabaca Kabaağaçlı
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Kaba same root – –
02 Kabasakal same root – –
03 Kabaca same root – –
04 Kabaağaçlı same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Kabacaoğlu?

  1. Derya Kabacaoğlu researcher

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

How is Kabacaoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Kabacaoglu in English-language records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kabaca accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Kabaca accessed 9 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 Kabacaoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Kabacaoğlu mean?

Kabaca is an adjective meaning ‘fairly large, biggish’; with -oğlu it became a family name, ‘son of Kabaca’. Kabaca is also the name of villages in Ankara, Artvin and Aydın; the surname does not reveal whether it began as a nickname or a place name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kabacaoğlu?

Kabacaoğlu is made up of two elements: kabaca “fairly large; roughly” (Turkic) and oğul “son” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Kabacaoğlu?

Ka·ba·ca·oğ·lu, 5 syllables; IPA: /kabadʒaoːˈɫu/.