Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Küçükgöçmen

Küçükgöçmen /kytʃykɡøtʃˈmen/ ASCII Kucukgocmen

“little migrant”1

Letters / syllables
11 / 4
Formation
Compound
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 Küçükgöçmen?

Küçükgöçmen

IPA /kytʃykɡøtʃˈmen/

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

What does the surname Küçükgöçmen mean?

Built from küçük ‘small, younger’ and göçmen ‘migrant’. Göçmen was coined from göç ‘migration’ during the language reform to replace Arabic muhacir. The name means ‘little migrant’; without Turkish letters it is recorded as Kucukgocmen.1,2

Grammar küçük + göçmen.

That Küçükgöçmen goes back to küçük and göçmen is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Küçükgöçmen made of?

Küçükgöçmen is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: küçük (küçük: small; younger) + göçmen (göçmen: migrant).

Küçükgöçmen + root küçük küçük: small; younger TURKIC küçük “small; younger” root göçmen göçmen: migrant TURKIC göçmen “migrant, immigrant” Küçükgöçmen küçük root küçük: small; younger küçük TURKIC “small; younger” göçmen root göçmen: migrant göçmen TURKIC “migrant, immigrant”
Küçükgöçmen: parts and root words
  • küçük Turkic — small; younger1
  • göçmen Turkic — migrant, immigrant2

How was the name Küçükgöçmen formed?

Küçükgöçmen was formed by joining küçük (“küçük: small; younger”) and göçmen (“göçmen: migrant”).

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

Which surnames are related to Küçükgöçmen?

Küçükgöçmen Küçük Göçmen Karaküçük Küçükoğlu Küçükay Küçükşahin Küçükkaya Küçükaslan Küçüka Küçükel Küçükköse Küçüközkan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
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01 Küçük same root – –
02 Göçmen same root – –
03 Karaküçük same root – –
04 Küçükoğlu same root – –
05 Küçükay same root – –
06 Küçükşahin same root – –
07 Küçükkaya same root – –
08 Küçükaslan same root – –
09 Küçüka same root – –
10 Küçükel same root – –
11 Küçükköse same root – –
12 Küçüközkan same root – –

How is Küçükgöçmen written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Kucukgocmen in English-language records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: küçük accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: göçmen 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

Common questions about Küçükgöçmen

Q1

What does the surname Küçükgöçmen mean?

Built from küçük ‘small, younger’ and göçmen ‘migrant’. Göçmen was coined from göç ‘migration’ during the language reform to replace Arabic muhacir. The name means ‘little migrant’; without Turkish letters it is recorded as Kucukgocmen.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Küçükgöçmen?

Küçükgöçmen is made up of two elements: küçük “small; younger” (Turkic) and göçmen “migrant, immigrant” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Küçükgöçmen?

Kü·çük·göç·men, 4 syllables; IPA: /kytʃykɡøtʃˈmen/.