Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Kuzucu

Kuzucu /kuzuˈdʒu/

“lamb-herd”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 3
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 Kuzucu?

Kuzucu

IPA /kuzuˈdʒu/

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

What does the surname Kuzucu mean?

Kuzucu is formed from kuzu ‘lamb’ with the agent suffix -cu: ‘one who tends, raises or sells lambs’. Kuzu goes back to Proto-Turkic **koŕı*. Villages named Kuzucu exist in Edirne, Konya and Mersin.1

Grammar kuzu + -cu.

What is Kuzucu made of?

Kuzucu is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: kuzu (kuzu: lamb) + -cu (-cu: agent suffix).

Kuzucu + root kuzu kuzu: lamb TURKIC kuzu “lamb” suffix -cu -cu: agent suffix Kuzucu kuzu root kuzu: lamb kuzu TURKIC “lamb” -cu suffix -cu: agent suffix
Kuzucu: parts and root words
  • kuzu Turkic — lamb1

How was the name Kuzucu formed?

Kuzucu was formed by adding the suffix -cu (“-cu: agent suffix”) to kuzu (“kuzu: lamb”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Which surnames are related to Kuzucu?

Kuzucu Kuzu Akkuzu Kuzuoğlu
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Kuzu same root – –
02 Akkuzu same root – –
03 Kuzuoğlu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Kuzucu?

  1. Kaya Kuzucu singer 1961–
  2. Halil İbrahim Kuzucu basketball player 1962–2007
  3. Mehmet Kuzucu association football player 2003–
  4. İhsan Kuzucu researcher

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: kuzu accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: kuzu accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: kuzucu accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Kuzucu

Q1

What does the surname Kuzucu mean?

Kuzucu is formed from kuzu ‘lamb’ with the agent suffix -cu: ‘one who tends, raises or sells lambs’. Kuzu goes back to Proto-Turkic **koŕı*. Villages named Kuzucu exist in Edirne, Konya and Mersin.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Kuzucu?

The root word of Kuzucu is kuzu (Turkic): “lamb”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Kuzucu?

Ku·zu·cu, 3 syllables; IPA: /kuzuˈdʒu/.