Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 2,125

Köklü

Köklü /køkˈly/ ASCII Koklu

“deep-rooted, of known lineage”2

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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Initial
K
Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Köklü?

Köklü

IPA /køkˈly/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Köklü mean?

Köklü means ‘rooted, firmly established’; said of a person it means ‘of known lineage, from a well-established family’. It is kök ‘root’ with the suffix -lü.2

Grammar kök + -lü: possessive adjective suffix.

Köklü is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Köklü made of?

Köklü breaks into 2 parts: kök (root; origin) + -lı (from; having).

Köklü ++ root kök root; origin TURKIC köklü “rooted;well-established; of…” suffix -lı from; having TURKIC köklü “rooted, established” Köklü kök root root; origin köklü TURKIC “rooted; well-established; ofknown lineage” -lı suffix from; having köklü TURKIC “rooted, established”
Köklü: parts and root words
  • köklü Turkic — rooted; well-established; of known lineage2
  • köklü Turkic — rooted, established2

How was the name Köklü formed?

Köklü belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (kök + -lı).

Which surnames are related to Köklü?

Köklü Köksal Kök Özkök Köker Köksoy Dinçkök Kökdemir Kökten Yücekök Köklükaya
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Köksal same root – –
02 Kök same root – –
03 Özkök same root – –
04 Köker same root – –
05 Köksoy same root – –
06 Dinçkök same root – –
07 Kökdemir same root – –
08 Kökten same root – –
09 Yücekök same root – –
10 Köklükaya same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Köklü?

  1. Nuh Köklü journalist 1968–2015
  2. Sibel Köklü journalist 1969–
  3. Cemalettin Köklü politician 1923–1998
  4. Nusret Köklü historian 1912–2007
  5. Eray Köklü basketball player 1976–2021
  6. Mustafa Köklü researcher
  7. Oğuz Köklü mathematician
  8. Rabia Köklü researcher

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

Is Köklü also a first name?

Yes. Köklü is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “deep-rooted, of known lineage”.

Köklü as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

How is Köklü written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is often written Koklu or Koeklue.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: köklü accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: köklü 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
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Köklü

Q1

What does the surname Köklü mean?

Köklü means ‘rooted, firmly established’; said of a person it means ‘of known lineage, from a well-established family’. It is kök ‘root’ with the suffix -lü.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Köklü?

The root word of Köklü is köklü (Turkic): “rooted; well-established; of known lineage”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Köklü?

Kök·lü, 2 syllables; IPA: /køkˈly/.