Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 2,794

Kılıççı

Kılıççı /kɯɫɯtʃˈtʃɯ/ ASCII Kilicci

“swordsmith”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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Initial
K
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Abroad
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Kılıççı?

Kılıççı

IPA /kɯɫɯtʃˈtʃɯ/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Kılıççı mean?

A kılıççı is a craftsman who makes or sells swords; today the word also names a fencer in the sabre event. According to Nişanyan, kılıç is formed from Old Turkic kıl- “to work, to make” with the suffix +Iç.1

Grammar kılıç + -çı

Kılıççı is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Kılıççı made of?

Kılıççı is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: kılıç (kılıç: sword) + -cı (occupational suffix -cı).

Kılıççı + root kılıç kılıç: sword TURKIC kılıç “sharp iron weapon; OldTurkic kılıç” suffix -cı occupational suffix -cı Kılıççı kılıç root kılıç: sword kılıç TURKIC “sharp iron weapon; Old Turkickılıç” -cı suffix occupational suffix -cı
Kılıççı: parts and root words
  • kılıç Turkic — sharp iron weapon; Old Turkic kılıç1

How was the name Kılıççı formed?

Kılıççı was formed by adding the suffix -cı (“occupational suffix -cı”) to kılıç (“kılıç: sword”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Which surnames are related to Kılıççı?

Kılıççı Kılıç Kılıçaslan Dalkılıç Kılıçoğlu Kılıçarslan Kılıçkaya Akkılıç Kılıçdaroğlu Kılıçer Kılıçlı Kılıçkan Kılıçkıran
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Kılıç same root 13 450,572
02 Kılıçaslan same root – –
03 Dalkılıç same root – –
04 Kılıçoğlu same root – –
05 Kılıçarslan same root – –
06 Kılıçkaya same root – –
07 Akkılıç same root – –
08 Kılıçdaroğlu same root – –
09 Kılıçer same root – –
10 Kılıçlı same root – –
11 Kılıçkan same root – –
12 Kılıçkıran same root – –

How is Kılıççı written and pronounced abroad?

In Kılıççı, ı (dotless i) is usually written i in foreign records; ç (English “ch”) often appears as c, giving forms such as Kilicci.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kılıç accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kılıççı accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Kılıççı

Q1

What does the surname Kılıççı mean?

A kılıççı is a craftsman who makes or sells swords; today the word also names a fencer in the sabre event. According to Nişanyan, kılıç is formed from Old Turkic kıl- “to work, to make” with the suffix +Iç.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kılıççı?

The root word of Kılıççı is kılıç (Turkic): “sharp iron weapon; Old Turkic kılıç”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kılıççı?

Kı·lıç·çı, 3 syllables; IPA: /kɯɫɯtʃˈtʃɯ/.