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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Initial
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Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6Abroad
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

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 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 belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (süt + -çü).

Who are some well-known people named Sütçü?

  1. Mehmet Sütçü association football player 1989–
  2. Adife Sütçü basketball player
  3. Ezgi Sütcü Ercan television presenter 1987–
  4. Gülşah Sütçü researcher
  5. Murat Sütçü researcher
  6. Murathan Sütçü association football player 2000–
  7. 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
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) 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 sütçü (Turkic): “milkman, dairyman”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Sütçü?

Süt·çü, 2 syllables; IPA: /sytˈtʃy/.