Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Otuzbiroğlu

Otuzbiroğlu /otuzbiɾoːˈɫu/ ASCII Otuzbiroglu

“thirty-one + -oğlu”3

Letters / syllables
11 / 5
Formation
Patronymic
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
O
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 Otuzbiroğlu?

Otuzbiroğlu

IPA /otuzbiɾoːˈɫu/

The stress usually falls on syllable 5 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Otuzbiroğlu mean?

Formed by adding -oğlu to otuz bir “thirty-one”, the name belongs to the surnames built from numerals. Otuz bir is also the name of a card game in Turkish.1,2,3

Grammar otuz + bir + -oğlu.

That Otuzbiroğlu goes back to otuz and bir is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Otuzbiroğlu made of?

Otuzbiroğlu is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: otuz bir (otuz bir: the number 31) + -oğlu (-oğlu: “son of, descendant of”).

Otuzbiroğlu +++ root otuz bir otuz bir: the number 31 TURKIC otuz “thirty” suffix -oğlu -oğlu: “son of,descendant of” TURKIC bir “one” TURKIC oğul “son” Otuzbiroğlu otuz bir root otuz bir: the number 31 otuz TURKIC “thirty” -oğlu suffix -oğlu: “son of, descendant of” bir TURKIC “one” oğul TURKIC “son”
Otuzbiroğlu: parts and root words
  • otuz Turkic — thirty3
  • bir Turkic — one1
  • oğul Turkic — son2

How was the name Otuzbiroğlu formed?

Otuzbiroğlu was formed by adding -oğlu, “son of”, to otuz bir (“otuz bir: the number 31”).

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

Which surnames are related to Otuzbiroğlu?

Otuzbiroğlu Birol Bircan Birdal Birand Özbir Birgül Elbir Birant Birkan Biryol Birden Kanbir
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Birol same root – –
02 Bircan same root – –
03 Birdal same root – –
04 Birand same root – –
05 Özbir same root – –
06 Birgül same root – –
07 Elbir same root – –
08 Birant same root – –
09 Birkan same root – –
10 Biryol same root – –
11 Birden same root – –
12 Kanbir same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Otuzbiroğlu?

  1. Mehmet Otuzbiroğlu soldier 1951–

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

How is Otuzbiroğlu written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records it often appears as Otuzbiroglu.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: bir accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: oğul accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: otuz accessed 9 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 Otuzbiroğlu

Q1

What does the surname Otuzbiroğlu mean?

Formed by adding -oğlu to otuz bir “thirty-one”, the name belongs to the surnames built from numerals. Otuz bir is also the name of a card game in Turkish.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Otuzbiroğlu?

Three elements combine in Otuzbiroğlu: otuz “thirty” (Turkic), bir “one” (Turkic) and oğul “son” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Otuzbiroğlu?

O·tuz·bi·roğ·lu, 5 syllables; IPA: /otuzbiɾoːˈɫu/.