Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Kurtoğlu

Kurtoğlu /kuɾtoːˈɫu/ ASCII Kurtoglu

“son of Kurt (wolf)”1

Letters / syllables
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Formation
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Initial
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Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Spellings
  7. §7Notable people
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Kurtoğlu?

Kurtoğlu

IPA /kuɾtoːˈɫu/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Kurtoğlu mean?

‘Son of Kurt’. Kurt ‘wolf’ is one of the old Turkish personal names and was often used as a byname in pairs such as Kurt Mehmet or Kurt Ali. It carries the name of the bold predator of the steppe. There are also villages called Kurtoğlu in Gümüşhane, Kırıkkale and Sivas.1,3

Grammar Personal name Kurt plus -oğlu.

What is Kurtoğlu made of?

Kurtoğlu is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: kurt (wolf; old Turkish personal name) + -oğlu (son of).

Kurtoğlu ++ root kurt wolf; old Turkishpersonal name TURKIC kurt “wolf; personal name” suffix -oğlu son of TURKIC oğul “son” Kurtoğlu kurt root wolf; old Turkish personal name kurt TURKIC “wolf; personal name” -oğlu suffix son of oğul TURKIC “son”
Kurtoğlu: parts and root words
  • kurt Turkic — wolf; personal name1
  • oğul Turkic — son3

How was the name Kurtoğlu formed?

Kurtoğlu was formed by adding -oğlu, “son of”, to kurt (“wolf; old Turkish personal name”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.6

Which surnames are related to Kurtoğlu?

Kurtoğlu Kurt Bozkurt Karakurt Akkurt Özkurt Aykurt Baykurt Savaşkurt Altınkurt Cankurt Erkurt Kortay
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Kurt same root 17 289,723
02 Bozkurt same root – –
03 Karakurt same root – –
04 Akkurt same root – –
05 Özkurt same root – –
06 Aykurt same root – –
07 Baykurt same root – –
08 Savaşkurt same root – –
09 Altınkurt same root – –
10 Cankurt same root – –
11 Erkurt same root – –
12 Kortay same root – –

How else is Kurtoğlu spelled?

Kurdoğluspelling

Who are some well-known people named Kurtoğlu?

  1. Ermal Kurtoğlu basketball player 1980–
  2. Cengiz Kurtoğlu musician 1959–
  3. Yorgo Kurtoğlu politician 1856–1922
  4. Muazzez Kurtoğlu actor 1920–1996
  5. Ramazan Kağan Kurtoğlu economist 1956–
  6. Cem Kurtoğlu actor 1959–
  7. Haluk Kurtoğlu actor 1932–2004
  8. Hüseyin Kurtoğlu soldier 1962–

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

How is Kurtoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language documents it often appears as Kurtoglu.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Kurt accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: kurt accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: oğul accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Kurtoğlu accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Kurtoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Kurtoğlu mean?

‘Son of Kurt’. Kurt ‘wolf’ is one of the old Turkish personal names and was often used as a byname in pairs such as Kurt Mehmet or Kurt Ali. It carries the name of the bold predator of the steppe. There are also villages called Kurtoğlu in Gümüşhane, Kırıkkale and Sivas.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kurtoğlu?

Kurtoğlu is made up of two elements: kurt “wolf; personal name” (Turkic) and oğul “son” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Kurtoğlu?

Kur·toğ·lu, 3 syllables; IPA: /kuɾtoːˈɫu/.