Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Karacabey

Karacabey /kaɾadʒaˈbej/

“Karacabey (district of Bursa)”3

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
Formation
Place name
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
K
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 Karacabey?

Karacabey

IPA /kaɾadʒaˈbej/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Karacabey mean?

Karacabey is a district of Bursa province; the name joins the personal name Karaca and the title bey. Nişanyan derives karaca from kara with the suffix -ca and bey from Old Turkic bég ‘chief, nobleman’. The surname is this place name or the identical personal name.1,2,3

Grammar Karaca + bey.

That Karacabey goes back to Karacabey and karaca is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Karacabey made of?

Karacabey is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: Karaca (personal name (karaca: darkish; roe deer)) + bey (lord, chief).

Karacabey ++ root Karaca personal name (karaca:darkish; roe deer) TURKIC Karacabey “district of Bursaprovince” root bey lord, chief TURKIC karaca “kara + -ca; darkish; roedeer” TURKIC bey “lord, chief, nobleman” Karacabey Karaca root personal name (karaca: darkish; roedeer) Karacabey TURKIC “district of Bursa province” bey root lord, chief karaca TURKIC “kara + -ca; darkish; roe deer” bey TURKIC “lord, chief, nobleman”
Karacabey: parts and root words
  • Karacabey Turkic — district of Bursa province3
  • karaca Turkic — kara + -ca; darkish; roe deer1
  • bey Turkic — lord, chief, nobleman2

How was the name Karacabey formed?

Karacabey was formed by joining Karaca (“personal name (karaca: darkish; roe deer)”) and bey (“lord, chief”).

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

Which surnames are related to Karacabey?

Karacabey Karaca Özbey Bey Bozbey Beyhan Beyoğlu Karacaoğlu Bek Altunbey Canbek Koçibey Beykan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Karaca same root – –
02 Özbey same root – –
03 Bey same root – –
04 Bozbey same root – –
05 Beyhan same root – –
06 Beyoğlu same root – –
07 Karacaoğlu same root – –
08 Bek same root – –
09 Altunbey same root – –
10 Canbek same root – –
11 Koçibey same root – –
12 Beykan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Karacabey?

  1. Kursat Karacabey researcher

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

How is Karacabey written and pronounced abroad?

The name has no Turkish-specific letters and is written Karacabey abroad as well.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: karaca accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: bey accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Karacabey accessed 9 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Karacabey

Q1

What does the surname Karacabey mean?

Karacabey is a district of Bursa province; the name joins the personal name Karaca and the title bey. Nişanyan derives karaca from kara with the suffix -ca and bey from Old Turkic bég ‘chief, nobleman’. The surname is this place name or the identical personal name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Karacabey?

Karacabey is made up of two elements: karaca “kara + -ca; darkish; roe deer” (Turkic) and bey “lord, chief, nobleman” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Karacabey?

Ka·ra·ca·bey, 4 syllables; IPA: /kaɾadʒaˈbej/.