Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Sütçü

Sütçü /sytˈtʃy/ ASCII Sutcu

“milkman”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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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 Sütçü?

Sütçü

IPA /sytˈtʃy/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Sütçü mean?

A sütçü is a milk seller, including the vendors who once went door to door delivering milk. Süt ‘milk’ is inherited from Old Turkic and -çü is the occupational suffix.1,2

Grammar süt + -çü: occupational noun.

Sütçü is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Sütçü made of?

Sütçü is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: süt (milk) + -çü (occupational suffix -CI: maker, seller, worker).

Sütçü ++ root süt milk TURKIC sütçü “milkman, dairyman” suffix -çü occupational suffix -CI:maker, seller, worker TURKIC süt “milk” Sütçü süt root milk sütçü TURKIC “milkman, dairyman” -çü suffix occupational suffix -CI: maker,seller, worker süt TURKIC “milk”
Sütçü: parts and root words
  • sütçü Turkic — milkman, dairyman1
  • süt Turkic — milk2

How was the name Sütçü formed?

Sütçü was formed by adding the suffix -çü (“occupational suffix -CI: maker, seller, worker”) to süt (“milk”).

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

Which surnames are related to Sütçü?

Sütçü Aksüt Sütçüoğlu Paksüt
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Aksüt same root – –
02 Sütçüoğlu same root – –
03 Paksüt same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Sütçü?

  1. Mehmet Sütçü association football player 1989–
  2. Adife Sütçü basketball player
  3. Gülşah Sütçü researcher
  4. Murat Sütçü researcher
  5. Murathan Sütçü association football player 2000–
  6. Mücahit Sütçü researcher

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

How is Sütçü written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language records the name usually appears as Sutcu, in German ones as Sütcü. In Turkish, ç is pronounced like ch in “church” and ö and ü are pronounced as in German.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: sütçü accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: süt 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 Sütçü

Q1

What does the surname Sütçü mean?

A sütçü is a milk seller, including the vendors who once went door to door delivering milk. Süt ‘milk’ is inherited from Old Turkic and -çü is the occupational suffix.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Sütçü?

The root word of Sütçü is süt (Turkic): “milk”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Sütçü?

Süt·çü, 2 syllables; IPA: /sytˈtʃy/.