Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 3,715

Sağıroğlu

Sağıroğlu /saɯɾoːˈɫu/ ASCII Sagiroglu

“son of the man nicknamed Sağır”1

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
Formation
Patronymic
Vowel harmony
back
Initial
S
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 Sağıroğlu?

Sağıroğlu

IPA /saɯɾoːˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Sağıroğlu mean?

Sağıroğlu means ‘son of Sağır’. Sağır is an old Turkic word for ‘deaf’, and the surname comes from a nickname once given to a forebear. Such nickname surnames today simply reflect a naming custom. A village in Yozgat has the same name.1

Grammar sağır + -oğlu.

What is Sağıroğlu made of?

Sağıroğlu is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: sağır (deaf) + -oğlu (son of; of the family of).

Sağıroğlu + root sağır deaf TURKIC sağır “deaf; soundproof” suffix -oğlu son of; of the family of Sağıroğlu sağır root deaf sağır TURKIC “deaf; soundproof” -oğlu suffix son of; of the family of
Sağıroğlu: parts and root words
  • sağır Turkic — deaf; soundproof1

How was the name Sağıroğlu formed?

Sağıroğlu was formed by adding -oğlu, “son of”, to sağır (“deaf”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Which surnames are related to Sağıroğlu?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Sağır same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Sağıroğlu?

  1. Mehmet Sabit Sağıroğlu politician 1882–1960
  2. Devrim Sağıroğlu writer 1947–2015
  3. Duygu Sağıroğlu screenwriter 1932–2023
  4. Galip Sağıroğlu scientist 1917–2000
  5. Halet Sağıroğlu politician 1880–1947
  6. Mehmet Sağıroğlu researcher
  7. Meltem Sağıroğlu politician 1989–

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

How is Sağıroğlu written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is often written Sagiroglu.

Where do these facts come from?

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

Common questions about Sağıroğlu

Q1

What does the surname Sağıroğlu mean?

Sağıroğlu means ‘son of Sağır’. Sağır is an old Turkic word for ‘deaf’, and the surname comes from a nickname once given to a forebear. Such nickname surnames today simply reflect a naming custom. A village in Yozgat has the same name.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Sağıroğlu?

The root word of Sağıroğlu is sağır (Turkic): “deaf; soundproof”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Sağıroğlu?

Sa·ğı·roğ·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /saɯɾoːˈɫu/.