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Kalaycıoğlu

Kalaycıoğlu /kaɫajdʒɯoːˈɫu/ ASCII Kalaycioglu

“son of the tinsmith”1

Letters / syllables
11 / 5
Formation
Patronymic
Vowel harmony
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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 Kalaycıoğlu?

Kalaycıoğlu

IPA /kaɫajdʒɯoːˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Kalaycıoğlu mean?

‘Son of the tinsmith’. A kalaycı coats the inside of copper pots and cauldrons with tin so that food does not touch the bare copper; the work was once done by craftsmen travelling from town to town. The name adds -oğlu to this occupational word. There is also a village called Kalaycıoğlu in Çaycuma, Zonguldak.1,2,4

Grammar kalay + -cı + -oğlu.

What is Kalaycıoğlu made of?

Kalaycıoğlu breaks into 3 parts: kalay (tin) + -cı (occupational suffix) + -oğlu (son of).

Kalaycıoğlu ++++ root kalay tin TURKIC kalaycı “tinsmith who tins coppervessels” suffix -cı occupational suffix suffix -oğlu son of TURKIC oğul “son” ARABIC kalay “tin (Arabic qalaʿī)” Kalaycıoğlu kalay root tin kalaycı TURKIC “tinsmith who tins copper vessels” -cı suffix occupational suffix -oğlu suffix son of oğul TURKIC “son” kalay ARABIC “tin (Arabic qalaʿī)”
Kalaycıoğlu: parts and root words
  • kalaycı Turkic — tinsmith who tins copper vessels1
  • oğul Turkic — son2
  • kalay Arabic — tin (Arabic qalaʿī)4

How was the name Kalaycıoğlu formed?

Kalaycıoğlu belongs to the “patronymic” class of surnames (kalay + -cı + -oğlu).

Which surnames are related to Kalaycıoğlu?

Kalaycıoğlu Kalaycı Kalay
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Kalaycı same root – –
02 Kalay same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Kalaycıoğlu?

  1. Zafer Kalaycıoğlu basketball coach 1954–
  2. Ersin Kalaycıoğlu university teacher 1951–
  3. Göksel Kalaycıoğlu politician 1936–
  4. Halil İbrahim Kalaycıoğlu actor 1957–
  5. Mehmet Necati Kalaycıoğlu politician 1929–2010
  6. Rahmi Kalaycıoğlu musicologist 1926–2012
  7. Süleyman Fehmi Kalaycıoğlu politician 1892–1993
  8. Atila T. Kalaycıoğlu researcher

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

How is Kalaycıoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language documents it often appears as Kalaycioglu.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: kalaycı accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: oğul accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Kalaycıoğlu accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kalay accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Kalaycıoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Kalaycıoğlu mean?

‘Son of the tinsmith’. A kalaycı coats the inside of copper pots and cauldrons with tin so that food does not touch the bare copper; the work was once done by craftsmen travelling from town to town. The name adds -oğlu to this occupational word. There is also a village called Kalaycıoğlu in Çaycuma, Zonguldak.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kalaycıoğlu?

The root word of Kalaycıoğlu is kalaycı (Arabic): “tinsmith who tins copper vessels”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kalaycıoğlu?

Ka·lay·cı·oğ·lu, 5 syllables; IPA: /kaɫajdʒɯoːˈɫu/.