Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Muratoğlu

Muratoğlu /muɾatoːˈɫu/ ASCII Muratoglu

“son of Murat”1

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

How do you pronounce Muratoğlu?

Muratoğlu

IPA /muɾatoːˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Muratoğlu mean?

The name means “son of Murat”. Murat is a male name from Arabic murād, “wish, desire, purpose”; the idiom muradına ermek means to see one’s wish fulfilled. Several Ottoman sultans bore the name. The surname marks descent from an ancestor called Murat.1

Grammar Personal name + -oğlu.

What is Muratoğlu made of?

Muratoğlu is Arabic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: Murat (male name; wish, desire) + -oğlu (son of).

Muratoğlu ++ root Murat male name; wish, desire ARABIC murat “wish, desire” suffix -oğlu son of ARABIC murat “Arabic murād” Muratoğlu Murat root male name; wish, desire murat ARABIC “wish, desire” -oğlu suffix son of murat ARABIC “Arabic murād”
Muratoğlu: parts and root words
  • murat Arabic — wish, desire1
  • murat Arabic — Arabic murād1

How was the name Muratoğlu formed?

Muratoğlu was formed by adding -oğlu, “son of”, to Murat (“male name; wish, desire”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Muratoğlu?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Murat same root – –

How else is Muratoğlu spelled?

Muradoğluspelling

Who are some well-known people named Muratoğlu?

  1. Cemşir Muratoğlu association football coach 1959–
  2. Hüseyin Engin Muratoğlu basketball player 1942–2014
  3. Orhun Muratoğlu researcher
  4. Karlo Muratoglu researcher
  5. Nursel Muratoğlu Şahin researcher
  6. Saide Muratoğlu researcher

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: murat accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: murat 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

Common questions about Muratoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Muratoğlu mean?

The name means “son of Murat”. Murat is a male name from Arabic murād, “wish, desire, purpose”; the idiom muradına ermek means to see one’s wish fulfilled. Several Ottoman sultans bore the name. The surname marks descent from an ancestor called Murat.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Muratoğlu?

The root word of Muratoğlu is murat (Arabic): “wish, desire”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Muratoğlu?

Mu·rat·oğ·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /muɾatoːˈɫu/.