Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Kazancıgil

Kazancıgil /kazandʒɯˈɡil/ ASCII Kazancigil

“the cauldron maker’s family”2

Letters / syllables
10 / 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 Kazancıgil?

Kazancıgil

IPA /kazandʒɯˈɡil/

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

What does the surname Kazancıgil mean?

Kazancıgil adds the family suffix -gil to kazancı ‘cauldron maker’: ‘the cauldron maker’s family’. A kazancı makes, sells or repairs cauldrons. Kazan comes, according to Nişanyan, from Middle Turkic qazġan ‘large copper pot’, cognate with a Persian form of the same meaning.2

Grammar kazan + -cı + -gil.

That Kazancıgil goes back to kazan is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Kazancıgil made of?

Kazancıgil breaks into 3 parts: kazan (cauldron) + -cı (agent suffix: maker, seller) + -gil (family of).

Kazancıgil ++ root kazan cauldron TURKIC kazan “large copper pot; MiddleTurkic qazġan” suffix -cı agent suffix: maker,seller suffix -gil family of Kazancıgil kazan root cauldron kazan TURKIC “large copper pot; Middle Turkicqazġan” -cı suffix agent suffix: maker, seller -gil suffix family of
Kazancıgil: parts and root words
  • kazan Turkic — large copper pot; Middle Turkic qazġan2

How was the name Kazancıgil formed?

Kazancıgil belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (kazan + -cı + -gil).

Which surnames are related to Kazancıgil?

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

Who are some well-known people named Kazancıgil?

  1. Ratip Kazancıgil physician 1920–2017
  2. Tevfik Remzi Kazancıgil physician 1894–1969

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

How is Kazancıgil written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Kazancigil.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kazancı accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kazan 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 Kazancıgil

Q1

What does the surname Kazancıgil mean?

Kazancıgil adds the family suffix -gil to kazancı ‘cauldron maker’: ‘the cauldron maker’s family’. A kazancı makes, sells or repairs cauldrons. Kazan comes, according to Nişanyan, from Middle Turkic qazġan ‘large copper pot’, cognate with a Persian form of the same meaning.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kazancıgil?

The root word of Kazancıgil is kazan (Turkic): “large copper pot; Middle Turkic qazġan”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kazancıgil?

Ka·zan·cı·gil, 4 syllables; IPA: /kazandʒɯˈɡil/.