Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Terzioğlu

Terzioğlu /teɾzioːˈɫu/ ASCII Terzioglu

“son of the tailor”3

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
Formation
Patronymic
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
T
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 Terzioğlu?

Terzioğlu

IPA /teɾzioːˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Terzioğlu mean?

Terzioğlu means ‘son of the tailor’ and names the family after an ancestor known by his trade. Terzi comes from Persian darzī ‘sewer’; -oğlu is the possessive form of Turkish oğul ‘son’.1,3

Grammar terzi + oğul ‘son’ + 3rd person possessive -u: an indefinite noun compound, ‘tailor’s son’.

What is Terzioğlu made of?

Terzioğlu combines Persian and Turkic elements in 2 parts: terzi (tailor) + -oğlu (son of, of the family of).

Terzioğlu ++ root terzi tailor PERSIAN terzi “tailor” suffix -oğlu son of, of the family of TURKIC oğul “son” Terzioğlu terzi root tailor terzi PERSIAN “tailor” -oğlu suffix son of, of the family of oğul TURKIC “son”
Terzioğlu: parts and root words
  • terzi Persian — tailor3
  • oğul Turkic — son1

How was the name Terzioğlu formed?

Terzioğlu was formed by adding -oğlu, “son of”, to terzi (“tailor”).

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

Which surnames are related to Terzioğlu?

Terzioğlu Terzi Başterzi
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Terzi same root – –
02 Başterzi same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Terzioğlu?

  1. Burçin Terzioğlu actor 1980–
  2. Merve Terzioğlu swimmer 1987–2008
  3. Tosun Terzioğlu mathematician 1942–2016
  4. Ahmet Haldun Terzioğlu author 1960–
  5. Nazım Terzioğlu university teacher 1912–1976
  6. Hayri Terzioğlu businessperson 1908–1976
  7. Kemal Terzioğlu politician 1911–1980
  8. Onur Terzioğlu association football player 1990–

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

How is Terzioğlu written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is often written Terzioglu 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: Terzioğlu accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: terzi accessed 9 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 Terzioğlu

Q1

What does the surname Terzioğlu mean?

Terzioğlu means ‘son of the tailor’ and names the family after an ancestor known by his trade. Terzi comes from Persian darzī ‘sewer’; -oğlu is the possessive form of Turkish oğul ‘son’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Terzioğlu?

Terzioğlu is made up of two elements: terzi “tailor” (Persian) and oğul “son” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Terzioğlu?

Ter·zi·oğ·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /teɾzioːˈɫu/.