Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Küçükoğlu

Küçükoğlu /cytʃykoːˈɫu/ ASCII Kucukoglu

“son of Küçük (the little one)”1

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
Formation
Patronymic
Vowel harmony
mixed
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 Küçükoğlu?

Küçükoğlu

IPA /cytʃykoːˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Küçükoğlu mean?

The name means “son of Küçük”, küçük “small” read as a nickname, either for small stature or for the youngest of several siblings. According to Nişanyan, küçük derives from Old Turkic kiçi, kiçik “small, young one”.1

Grammar küçük + -oğlu.

That Küçükoğlu goes back to küçük and oğul is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Küçükoğlu made of?

Küçükoğlu breaks into 2 parts: küçük (small; younger) + -oğlu (son of).

Küçükoğlu ++ root küçük small; younger TURKIC küçük “small; younger” suffix -oğlu son of TURKIC oğul “son” Küçükoğlu küçük root small; younger küçük TURKIC “small; younger” -oğlu suffix son of oğul TURKIC “son”
Küçükoğlu: parts and root words
  • küçük Turkic — small; younger1
  • oğul Turkic — son1

How was the name Küçükoğlu formed?

Küçükoğlu belongs to the “patronymic” class of surnames (küçük + -oğlu).

Which surnames are related to Küçükoğlu?

Küçükoğlu Küçük Karaküçük Küçükay Küçükşahin Küçükkaya 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.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Küçük same root – –
02 Karaküçük same root – –
03 Küçükay same root – –
04 Küçükşahin same root – –
05 Küçükkaya same root – –
06 Küçüka same root – –
07 Küçükel same root – –
08 Küçükköse same root – –
09 Küçüközkan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Küçükoğlu?

  1. Selva Küçükoğlu karateka 1996–
  2. Kerem Küçükoğlu badminton player 1976–
  3. Mehmet Serdar Küçükoğlu researcher
  4. Melis Küçükoğlu researcher
  5. Muhammed Sedat Küçükoğlu association football player
  6. Nurçin Küçükoğlu researcher
  7. Özlem Küçükoğlu researcher

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

How is Küçükoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name appears as Kucukoglu in passports and foreign registers.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: küçük 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 Küçükoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Küçükoğlu mean?

The name means “son of Küçük”, küçük “small” read as a nickname, either for small stature or for the youngest of several siblings. According to Nişanyan, küçük derives from Old Turkic kiçi, kiçik “small, young one”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Küçükoğlu?

The root word of Küçükoğlu is küçük (Turkic): “small; younger”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Küçükoğlu?

Kü·çü·koğ·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /cytʃykoːˈɫu/.