Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Taşoğlu

Taşoğlu /taʃoːˈɫu/ ASCII Tasoglu

“son of Taş (‘stone’)”1

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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 Taşoğlu?

Taşoğlu

IPA /taʃoːˈɫu/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Taşoğlu mean?

Taş, “stone”, is also used as a nickname suggesting firmness. With -oğlu it becomes “son of Taş”; a village named Taşoğlu lies in the Ovacık district of Karabük.1,2

Grammar taş + -oğlu.

That Taşoğlu goes back to taş and oğul is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Taşoğlu made of?

Taşoğlu is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: taş (taş: stone; also a nickname) + -oğlu (oğul: son; “son of, family of”).

Taşoğlu ++ root taş taş: stone; also anickname TURKIC taş “stone” suffix -oğlu oğul: son; “son of,family of” TURKIC oğul “son” Taşoğlu taş root taş: stone; also a nickname taş TURKIC “stone” -oğlu suffix oğul: son; “son of, family of” oğul TURKIC “son”
Taşoğlu: parts and root words
  • taş Turkic — stone1
  • oğul Turkic — son2

How was the name Taşoğlu formed?

Taşoğlu was formed by adding -oğlu, “son of”, to taş (“taş: stone; also a nickname”).

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

Which surnames are related to Taşoğlu?

Taşoğlu Aktaş Karataş Taş Altıntaş Demirtaş Taşdemir Taşçı Ertaş Göktaş Taşkıran Taştan Altuntaş
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Aktaş same root 30 222,711
02 Karataş same root – –
03 Taş same root – –
04 Altıntaş same root – –
05 Demirtaş same root – –
06 Taşdemir same root – –
07 Taşçı same root – –
08 Ertaş same root – –
09 Göktaş same root – –
10 Taşkıran same root – –
11 Taştan same root – –
12 Altuntaş same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Taşoğlu?

  1. Kadir Taşoğlu association football player
  2. Savaş Taşoğlu researcher

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

How is Taşoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Tasoglu: ş becomes s or sh; ğ is written g but is silent in Turkish, lengthening the preceding vowel.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: taş accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: oğul accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Taşoğlu 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
  6. 6 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Taşoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Taşoğlu mean?

Taş, “stone”, is also used as a nickname suggesting firmness. With -oğlu it becomes “son of Taş”; a village named Taşoğlu lies in the Ovacık district of Karabük.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Taşoğlu?

Taşoğlu is made up of two elements: taş “stone” (Turkic) and oğul “son” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Taşoğlu?

Ta·şoğ·lu, 3 syllables; IPA: /taʃoːˈɫu/.