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Kasapoğlu

Kasapoğlu /kasapoːˈɫu/ ASCII Kasapoglu

“son of the butcher”2

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
Formation
Patronymic
Vowel harmony
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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 Kasapoğlu?

Kasapoğlu

IPA /kasapoːˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Kasapoğlu mean?

Kasapoğlu means ‘son of the butcher’. A kasap slaughters animals and sells meat; the word comes from Arabic qaṣṣāb ‘one who chops’. In the surname the final p of kasap is kept before the vowel of -oğlu.1,2

Grammar kasap + oğul + possessive -u.

What is Kasapoğlu made of?

Kasapoğlu breaks into 2 parts: kasap (butcher) + -oğlu (son of).

Kasapoğlu ++ root kasap butcher ARABIC kasap “butcher (Arabic qaṣṣāb)” suffix -oğlu son of TURKIC oğul “son” Kasapoğlu kasap root butcher kasap ARABIC “butcher (Arabic qaṣṣāb)” -oğlu suffix son of oğul TURKIC “son”
Kasapoğlu: parts and root words
  • kasap Arabic — butcher (Arabic qaṣṣāb)2
  • oğul Turkic — son1

How was the name Kasapoğlu formed?

Kasapoğlu belongs to the “patronymic” class of surnames (kasap + -oğlu).

Which surnames are related to Kasapoğlu?

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

Who are some well-known people named Kasapoğlu?

  1. Mehmet Kasapoğlu politician 1976–
  2. Kostas Kasapoğlu association football player 1935–2016
  3. Alper Kasapoğlu athletics competitor 1966–
  4. Erçe Su Kasapoğlu volleyball player 1996–
  5. Erdi Kasapoğlu association football player 1990–
  6. Fikret Kasapoğlu researcher 1973–
  7. Işıl Kasapoğlu actor 1954–
  8. Mine Kasapoğlu skier 1979–

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

How is Kasapoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is often written Kasapoglu in passports and registers that lack Turkish letters.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: oğul accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: kasap accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Kasapoğlu accessed 8 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
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Kasapoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Kasapoğlu mean?

Kasapoğlu means ‘son of the butcher’. A kasap slaughters animals and sells meat; the word comes from Arabic qaṣṣāb ‘one who chops’. In the surname the final p of kasap is kept before the vowel of -oğlu.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kasapoğlu?

The root word of Kasapoğlu is kasap (Arabic): “butcher (Arabic qaṣṣāb)”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kasapoğlu?

Ka·sa·poğ·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /kasapoːˈɫu/.