Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Sarıoğlu

Sarıoğlu /saɾɯoːˈɫu/ ASCII Sarioglu

“son of the fair-haired one”3

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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 Sarıoğlu?

Sarıoğlu

IPA /saɾɯoːˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Sarıoğlu mean?

Sarıoğlu means ‘son of Sarı’. Sarı ‘yellow’ was a common nickname for a fair-haired or light-skinned man, used in forms such as Sarı Mehmet or Sarı Ali. With -oğlu the nickname became a surname.1,3

Grammar sarı + oğul + possessive -u.

What is Sarıoğlu made of?

Sarıoğlu is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: sarı (yellow; fair-haired) + -oğlu (son of).

Sarıoğlu ++ first element sarı yellow; fair-haired TURKIC sarı “yellow; fair-haired” suffix -oğlu son of TURKIC oğul “son” Sarıoğlu sarı first element yellow; fair-haired sarı TURKIC “yellow; fair-haired” -oğlu suffix son of oğul TURKIC “son”
Sarıoğlu: parts and root words
  • sarı Turkic — yellow; fair-haired3
  • oğul Turkic — son1

How was the name Sarıoğlu formed?

Sarıoğlu was formed by adding -oğlu, “son of”, to sarı (“yellow; fair-haired”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.6

Which surnames are related to Sarıoğlu?

Sarıoğlu Sarı Sarıkaya Sarıtaş Sarıca Sarıbaş Sarıgül Sarıalioğlu Sarıyıldız Sarıyer Sarhan Sarıdoğan Sarıeroğlu
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Sarı same root – –
02 Sarıkaya same root – –
03 Sarıtaş same root – –
04 Sarıca same root – –
05 Sarıbaş same root – –
06 Sarıgül same root – –
07 Sarıalioğlu same root – –
08 Sarıyıldız same root – –
09 Sarıyer same root – –
10 Sarhan same root – –
11 Sarıdoğan same root – –
12 Sarıeroğlu same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Sarıoğlu?

  1. Sabri Sarıoğlu association football player 1984–
  2. Aylin Sarıoğlu volleyball player 1995–
  3. Akif Sarıoğlu politician 1890–1968
  4. Hande Sarıoğlu television presenter 1988–
  5. Mekin Sarıoğlu politician 1930–1988
  6. Memduh Sarıoğlu association football player 1997–
  7. Metin Sarıoğlu basketball official
  8. Pasa Sarıoğlu politician 1925–2023

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

How is Sarıoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is often written Sarioglu in passports and registers that lack Turkish letters.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: oğul accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Sarıoğlu accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: sarı accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: oğul accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Sarıoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Sarıoğlu mean?

Sarıoğlu means ‘son of Sarı’. Sarı ‘yellow’ was a common nickname for a fair-haired or light-skinned man, used in forms such as Sarı Mehmet or Sarı Ali. With -oğlu the nickname became a surname.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Sarıoğlu?

Sarıoğlu is made up of two elements: sarı “yellow; fair-haired” (Turkic) and oğul “son” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Sarıoğlu?

Sa·rı·oğ·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /saɾɯoːˈɫu/.