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Kantarcıoğlu

Kantarcıoğlu /kantaɾdʒɯoːˈɫu/ ASCII Kantarcioglu

“son of the weigher”1

Letters / syllables
12 / 5
Formation
Patronymic
Vowel harmony
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Initial
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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 Kantarcıoğlu?

Kantarcıoğlu

IPA /kantaɾdʒɯoːˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Kantarcıoğlu mean?

Kantarcıoğlu means “son of the kantarcı”. A kantarcı was a maker or seller of steelyards, or the official who weighed goods brought to market and collected the weighing dues. Kantar comes from Arabic qinṭār, which goes back through Middle Greek to Latin centenarium, a weight of a hundred pounds.1,2

Grammar kantar + -cı (agent suffix) + -oğlu.

What is Kantarcıoğlu made of?

Kantarcıoğlu breaks into 3 parts: kantar (steelyard, scale) + -cı (occupational suffix) + -oğlu (son of).

Kantarcıoğlu +++ root kantar steelyard, scale ARABIC kantar “steelyard; Arabicqinṭār, via Middle…” suffix -cı occupational suffix suffix -oğlu son of TURKIC kantarcı “maker or seller ofsteelyards; official…” Kantarcıoğlu kantar root steelyard, scale kantar ARABIC “steelyard; Arabic qinṭār, viaMiddle Greek from Latin…” -cı suffix occupational suffix -oğlu suffix son of kantarcı TURKIC “maker or seller of steelyards;official collecting weighing…”
Kantarcıoğlu: parts and root words
  • kantar Arabic — steelyard; Arabic qinṭār, via Middle Greek from Latin centenarium1
  • kantarcı Turkic — maker or seller of steelyards; official collecting weighing dues2

How was the name Kantarcıoğlu formed?

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

Which surnames are related to Kantarcıoğlu?

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

Who are some well-known people named Kantarcıoğlu?

  1. Fulya Kantarcıoğlu judge 1948–
  2. Zafer Kantarcıoğlu jurist 1941–
  3. Arzu Kantarcıoğlu researcher
  4. Bülent Kantarcıoğlu researcher
  5. Feti Ahmet Kantarcıoğlu association football player
  6. Murat Kantarcıoğlu researcher

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

How is Kantarcıoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kantar accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kantarcı accessed 8 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
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Kantarcıoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Kantarcıoğlu mean?

Kantarcıoğlu means “son of the kantarcı”. A kantarcı was a maker or seller of steelyards, or the official who weighed goods brought to market and collected the weighing dues. Kantar comes from Arabic qinṭār, which goes back through Middle Greek to Latin centenarium, a weight of a hundred pounds.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kantarcıoğlu?

The root word of Kantarcıoğlu is kantar (Arabic): “steelyard; Arabic qinṭār, via Middle Greek from Latin centenarium”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kantarcıoğlu?

Kan·tar·cı·oğ·lu, 5 syllables; IPA: /kantaɾdʒɯoːˈɫu/.