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Kantarcı

Kantarcı /kantaɾˈdʒɯ/ ASCII Kantarci

“steelyard maker; market weigher”1

Established origin Kantarcı: root entries for kantarcı · How do we know?

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How do you pronounce Kantarcı?

Kantarcı

IPA /kantaɾˈdʒɯ/

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

What does the surname Kantarcı mean?

Kantarcı names two jobs: the craftsman who made and sold steelyards, and the official who weighed goods brought to the market and collected the tax on them. A kantar is a large scale for weighing heavy loads; the word came via Arabic. In Ottoman markets weighing was an official office.1

Grammar kantar + agent suffix -cı

Kantarcı is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Kantarcı made of?

Kantarcı is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: kantar (steelyard, large scale) + -cı (agent suffix).

Kantarcı + root kantar steelyard, large scale TURKIC kantarcı “steelyard maker;official who weighed…” suffix -cı agent suffix Kantarcı kantar root steelyard, large scale kantarcı TURKIC “steelyard maker; official whoweighed market goods and…” -cı suffix agent suffix
Kantarcı: parts and root words
  • kantarcı Turkic — steelyard maker; official who weighed market goods and collected the tax1

How was the name Kantarcı formed?

Kantarcı was formed by adding the suffix -cı (“agent suffix”) to kantar (“steelyard, large scale”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Which surnames are related to Kantarcı?

Kantarcı Kantarcıoğlu Kantar
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
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01 Kantarcıoğlu same root – –
02 Kantar same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Kantarcı?

  1. Ergün Kantarcı association football player 1946–2015
  2. Nihan Kantarcı sport shooter 1982–
  3. Fethi Kantarcı filmmaker 1979–
  4. Levent Kantarcı association football player 1956–
  5. İlhan Kantarcı actor 1955–2012
  6. Burak Kantarcı researcher 1981–
  7. Hüsniye Kantarcı researcher

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

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Kantarcı?

Kantarcıoğlu, Bozacı and Yağcı share gloss keywords with Kantarcı within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Kantarcı?

Read the root, formation and register information for Kantarcı alongside these guides: How Turkish Surnames Are Formed: Roots and Suffixes and How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames.

Where do these facts come from?

All sources accessed 8 November 2026

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Kantarcı
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kantarcı
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: kantarcı
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)

Common questions about Kantarcı

Q1

What does the surname Kantarcı mean?

Kantarcı names two jobs: the craftsman who made and sold steelyards, and the official who weighed goods brought to the market and collected the tax on them. A kantar is a large scale for weighing heavy loads; the word came via Arabic. In Ottoman markets weighing was an official office.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kantarcı?

The root word of Kantarcı is kantarcı (Turkic): “steelyard maker; official who weighed market goods and collected the tax”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kantarcı?

Kan·tar·cı, 3 syllables; IPA: /kantaɾˈdʒɯ/.