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Kızıloğlu

Kızıloğlu /kɯzɯɫoːˈɫu/ ASCII Kiziloglu

“son of Kızıl (‘red’)”1

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 Kızıloğlu?

Kızıloğlu

IPA /kɯzɯɫoːˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Kızıloğlu mean?

Kızıl “red” with -oğlu: “son of Kızıl”. Kızıl is also an old Turkic name element, as in Kızılarslan.1

Grammar kızıl + -oğlu.

What is Kızıloğlu made of?

Kızıloğlu is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: kızıl (kızıl: red; red-haired) + -oğlu (-oğlu: “son of”).

Kızıloğlu + root kızıl kızıl: red; red-haired TURKIC kızıl “red; red-haired” suffix -oğlu -oğlu: “son of” Kızıloğlu kızıl root kızıl: red; red-haired kızıl TURKIC “red; red-haired” -oğlu suffix -oğlu: “son of”
Kızıloğlu: parts and root words
  • kızıl Turkic — red; red-haired1

How was the name Kızıloğlu formed?

Kızıloğlu was formed by adding -oğlu, “son of”, to kızıl (“kızıl: red; red-haired”).

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

Which surnames are related to Kızıloğlu?

Kızıloğlu Kızıl Kızılkaya Kızılay Kızıldağ Kızıltaş Kızıltuğ Kızılcık Kızıltepe Kızıltunç Kızılca Kızılcan Kızıldemir
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Kızıl same root – –
02 Kızılkaya same root – –
03 Kızılay same root – –
04 Kızıldağ same root – –
05 Kızıltaş same root – –
06 Kızıltuğ same root – –
07 Kızılcık same root – –
08 Kızıltepe same root – –
09 Kızıltunç same root – –
10 Kızılca same root – –
11 Kızılcan same root – –
12 Kızıldemir same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Kızıloğlu?

  1. Muharrem İhsan Kızıloğlu politician 1905–1966
  2. Özge Yabaş Kızıloğlu researcher

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

How is Kızıloğlu written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language records the name usually appears as Kiziloglu.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kızıl accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Kızıloğlu

Q1

What does the surname Kızıloğlu mean?

Kızıl “red” with -oğlu: “son of Kızıl”. Kızıl is also an old Turkic name element, as in Kızılarslan.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kızıloğlu?

The root word of Kızıloğlu is kızıl (Turkic): “red; red-haired”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kızıloğlu?

Kı·zı·loğ·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /kɯzɯɫoːˈɫu/.