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Pazarbaşıoğlu

Pazarbaşıoğlu /pazaɾbaʃɯoːˈɫu/ ASCII Pazarbasioglu

“son of the market overseer”2

Letters / syllables
13 / 6
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 Pazarbaşıoğlu?

Pazarbaşıoğlu

IPA /pazaɾbaʃɯoːˈɫu/

The stress usually falls on syllable 6 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Pazarbaşıoğlu mean?

Pazarbaşı is the overseer who runs a market and keeps order in it; -oğlu “son of” makes the title a family name. Pazar is from Persian bāzār; baş is Turkic.1,2,3

What is Pazarbaşıoğlu made of?

Pazarbaşıoğlu combines Persian and Turkic elements in 3 parts: pazar (pazar: market) + başı (baş: head, chief) + -oğlu (patronymic “son of”).

Pazarbaşıoğlu +++ root pazar pazar: market PERSIAN pazar “market” root başı baş: head, chief TURKIC baş “head; chief” suffix -oğlu patronymic “son of” TURKIC pazarbaşı “market overseer” Pazarbaşıoğlu pazar root pazar: market pazar PERSIAN “market” başı root baş: head, chief baş TURKIC “head; chief” -oğlu suffix patronymic “son of” pazarbaşı TURKIC “market overseer”
Pazarbaşıoğlu: parts and root words
  • pazar Persian — market2
  • baş Turkic — head; chief1
  • pazarbaşı Turkic — market overseer3

How was the name Pazarbaşıoğlu formed?

Pazarbaşıoğlu was formed by adding -oğlu, “son of”, to pazar + başı.

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

Which surnames are related to Pazarbaşıoğlu?

Pazarbaşıoğlu Akbaş Baş Subaşı Başer Kocabaş Erbaş Baştürk Demirbaş Başkan Başoğlu Yüzbaşıoğlu Odabaş
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Akbaş same root – –
02 Baş same root – –
03 Subaşı same root – –
04 Başer same root – –
05 Kocabaş same root – –
06 Erbaş same root – –
07 Baştürk same root – –
08 Demirbaş same root – –
09 Başkan same root – –
10 Başoğlu same root – –
11 Yüzbaşıoğlu same root – –
12 Odabaş same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Pazarbaşıoğlu?

  1. Ceyla Pazarbaşıoğlu economist

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

How is Pazarbaşıoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language records ı is usually written i, ş becomes s (or sh), ğ becomes g, although it is silent in Turkish and only lengthens the vowel before it, giving Pazarbasioglu.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: baş accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: pazar accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: pazarbaşı 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 Pazarbaşıoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Pazarbaşıoğlu mean?

Pazarbaşı is the overseer who runs a market and keeps order in it; -oğlu “son of” makes the title a family name. Pazar is from Persian bāzār; baş is Turkic.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Pazarbaşıoğlu?

Three elements combine in Pazarbaşıoğlu: pazar “market” (Persian), pazarbaşı “market overseer” (Turkic) and baş “head; chief” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Pazarbaşıoğlu?

Pa·zar·ba·şı·oğ·lu, 6 syllables; IPA: /pazaɾbaʃɯoːˈɫu/.