Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Karagözlü

Karagözlü /kaɾaɡøzˈly/ ASCII Karagozlu

“black-eyed”1

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
Formation
Suffixed
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 Karagözlü?

Karagözlü

IPA /kaɾaɡøzˈly/

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

What does the surname Karagözlü mean?

It means “black-eyed”: the phrase kara göz “black eye” takes the suffix -lü “having”. In Turkish folk poetry black eyes are among the most praised features of beauty.1,2

Grammar kara + göz + -lü.

What is Karagözlü made of?

Karagözlü is Turkic in origin and breaks into 3 parts: kara (kara: black) + göz (göz: eye) + -lü (suffix “having”).

Karagözlü ++ root kara kara: black TURKIC kara “black” root göz göz: eye TURKIC göz “eye” suffix -lü suffix “having” Karagözlü kara root kara: black kara TURKIC “black” göz root göz: eye göz TURKIC “eye” -lü suffix suffix “having”
Karagözlü: parts and root words
  • kara Turkic — black1
  • göz Turkic — eye2

How was the name Karagözlü formed?

Karagözlü was formed by adding the suffix -lü (“suffix “having””) to kara + göz.

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

Which surnames are related to Karagözlü?

Karagözlü Kara Karataş Karahan Karaca Karakaş Karadağ Karakaya Karakoç Açıkgöz Karaaslan Karagöz Baykara
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Kara same root 16 290,024
02 Karataş same root – –
03 Karahan same root – –
04 Karaca same root – –
05 Karakaş same root – –
06 Karadağ same root – –
07 Karakaya same root – –
08 Karakoç same root – –
09 Açıkgöz same root – –
10 Karaaslan same root – –
11 Karagöz same root – –
12 Baykara same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Karagözlü?

  1. Helin Su Karagözlü handball player 2008–

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

How is Karagözlü written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records it often appears as Karagozlu.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kara accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: göz 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 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Karagözlü

Q1

What does the surname Karagözlü mean?

It means “black-eyed”: the phrase kara göz “black eye” takes the suffix -lü “having”. In Turkish folk poetry black eyes are among the most praised features of beauty.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Karagözlü?

Karagözlü is made up of two elements: kara “black” (Turkic) and göz “eye” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Karagözlü?

Ka·ra·göz·lü, 4 syllables; IPA: /kaɾaɡøzˈly/.