Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Karaküçük

Karaküçük /kaɾacyˈtʃyc/ ASCII Karakucuk

“dark little one”1

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
Formation
Compound
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 Karaküçük?

Karaküçük

IPA /kaɾacyˈtʃyc/

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

What does the surname Karaküçük mean?

Formed from kara and küçük, the name has the shape of a nickname, “dark little one”. Kara can refer to a dark complexion and küçük to small stature or to being the younger one; both parts are Turkish.1

Grammar kara + küçük.

That Karaküçük goes back to kara and küçük is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Karaküçük made of?

Karaküçük is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: kara (black; dark) + küçük (small).

Karaküçük + root kara black; dark TURKIC kara “black; dark” root küçük small TURKIC küçük “small; younger” Karaküçük kara root black; dark kara TURKIC “black; dark” küçük root small küçük TURKIC “small; younger”
Karaküçük: parts and root words
  • kara Turkic — black; dark1
  • küçük Turkic — small; younger1

How was the name Karaküçük formed?

Karaküçük was formed by joining kara (“black; dark”) and küçük (“small”).

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

Which surnames are related to Karaküçük?

Karaküçük Kara Karataş Karahan Karaca Karakaş Karadağ Küçük Karakaya Karakoç 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 Küçük same root – –
08 Karakaya same root – –
09 Karakoç same root – –
10 Karaaslan same root – –
11 Karagöz same root – –
12 Baykara same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Karaküçük?

  1. Ali Adnan Karaküçük politician 1927–2005
  2. Mahmut Karaküçük politician 1909–1977
  3. Ahmet Karaküçük researcher
  4. Alptuğ Karaküçük researcher
  5. Ayşegül Karaküçük İyidoğan researcher
  6. Sarper Karaküçük researcher
  7. Yalçın Karaküçük researcher

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

How is Karaküçük written and pronounced abroad?

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: küçük accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: küçük 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 Karaküçük

Q1

What does the surname Karaküçük mean?

Formed from kara and küçük, the name has the shape of a nickname, “dark little one”. Kara can refer to a dark complexion and küçük to small stature or to being the younger one; both parts are Turkish.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Karaküçük?

Karaküçük is made up of two elements: kara “black; dark” (Turkic) and küçük “small; younger” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Karaküçük?

Ka·ra·kü·çük, 4 syllables; IPA: /kaɾacyˈtʃyc/.