Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 2,144

Köylü

Köylü /køjˈly/ ASCII Koylu

“villager”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
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. §6Notable people
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Köylü?

Köylü

IPA /køjˈly/

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

What does the surname Köylü mean?

A köylü is a villager, someone who lives in a village and makes a living from the land and livestock; a fellow villager is also called “köylüm”. The word combines köy, “village”, with the suffix -lü. The surname reflects a household’s roots in village life and the land.1

Grammar köy + -lü.

Köylü is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Köylü made of?

Köylü breaks into 2 parts: köy (village) + -lü (suffix of belonging).

Köylü + root köy village TURKIC köylü “villager; someone fromthe same village” suffix -lü suffix of belonging Köylü köy root village köylü TURKIC “villager; someone from the samevillage” -lü suffix suffix of belonging
Köylü: parts and root words
  • köylü Turkic — villager; someone from the same village1

How was the name Köylü formed?

Köylü belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (köy + -lü).

Which surnames are related to Köylü?

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01 Köylüoğlu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Köylü?

  1. Hakkı Köylü politician 1948–
  2. Zeynep Köylü author 1978–
  3. Abdurrahman Buğra Köylü association football player
  4. Kubilay Köylü association football player
  5. Kıvanç Köylü association football player 2004–
  6. Mehmet Talay Köylü researcher

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: köylü 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
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Köylü

Q1

What does the surname Köylü mean?

A köylü is a villager, someone who lives in a village and makes a living from the land and livestock; a fellow villager is also called “köylüm”. The word combines köy, “village”, with the suffix -lü. The surname reflects a household’s roots in village life and the land.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Köylü?

The root word of Köylü is köylü (Turkic): “villager; someone from the same village”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Köylü?

Köy·lü, 2 syllables; IPA: /køjˈly/.