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Kuşoğlu

Kuşoğlu /kuʃoːˈɫu/ ASCII Kusoglu

“bird + -oğlu”1

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Formation
Patronymic
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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 Kuşoğlu?

Kuşoğlu

IPA /kuʃoːˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Kuşoğlu mean?

Kuşoğlu adds -oğlu to kuş ‘bird’, literally ‘son of the bird’. Kuş has been used since Old Turkic. In this pattern the first element is usually a nickname; which one is not recorded in the sources.1

Grammar kuş + -oğlu.

That Kuşoğlu goes back to kuş is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Kuşoğlu made of?

Kuşoğlu breaks into 2 parts: kuş (bird) + -oğlu (son of).

Kuşoğlu + root kuş bird TURKIC kuş “bird” suffix -oğlu son of Kuşoğlu kuş root bird kuş TURKIC “bird” -oğlu suffix son of
Kuşoğlu: parts and root words
  • kuş Turkic — bird1

How was the name Kuşoğlu formed?

Kuşoğlu belongs to the “patronymic” class of surnames (kuş + -oğlu).

Which surnames are related to Kuşoğlu?

Kuşoğlu Karakuş Akkuş Kuş Kuşçu Alakuş Çalıkuşu
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Karakuş same root – –
02 Akkuş same root – –
03 Kuş same root – –
04 Kuşçu same root – –
05 Alakuş same root – –
06 Çalıkuşu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Kuşoğlu?

  1. Bülent Kuşoğlu politician 1958–
  2. Ahmet Kuşoğlu researcher
  3. Alican Kuşoğlu researcher
  4. Aslı Kuşoğlu physicist

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

How is Kuşoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Kusoglu.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kuş accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Kuşoğlu 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

Common questions about Kuşoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Kuşoğlu mean?

Kuşoğlu adds -oğlu to kuş ‘bird’, literally ‘son of the bird’. Kuş has been used since Old Turkic. In this pattern the first element is usually a nickname; which one is not recorded in the sources.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kuşoğlu?

The root word of Kuşoğlu is kuş (Turkic): “bird”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kuşoğlu?

Ku·şoğ·lu, 3 syllables; IPA: /kuʃoːˈɫu/.