Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Tokatlıoğlu

Tokatlıoğlu /tokatɫɯoːˈɫu/ ASCII Tokatlioglu

“son of the man from Tokat”1

Letters / syllables
11 / 5
Formation
Patronymic
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 Tokatlıoğlu?

Tokatlıoğlu

IPA /tokatɫɯoːˈɫu/

The stress usually falls on syllable 5 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Tokatlıoğlu mean?

Tokatlıoğlu means ‘son of the Tokatlı’, that is, of the one known as ‘from Tokat’. Tokat is a province and city in inner northern Türkiye; its name, Ottoman Tokad, goes back to Ancient Greek Dokeia or Eudokia.1

Grammar Tokat + -lı + -oğlu.

What is Tokatlıoğlu made of?

Tokatlıoğlu breaks into 3 parts: Tokat (Tokat: province in northern Türkiye) + -lı (-lı: from (a place); having) + -oğlu (son of; of the family of).

Tokatlıoğlu ++ root Tokat Tokat: province innorthern Türkiye GREEK Tokat “province and city; fromAncient Greek Dokeia or…” suffix -lı -lı: from (a place);having suffix -oğlu son of; of the family of Tokatlıoğlu Tokat root Tokat: province in northern Türkiye Tokat GREEK “province and city; from AncientGreek Dokeia or Eudokia” -lı suffix -lı: from (a place); having -oğlu suffix son of; of the family of
Tokatlıoğlu: parts and root words
  • Tokat Greek — province and city; from Ancient Greek Dokeia or Eudokia1

How was the name Tokatlıoğlu formed?

Tokatlıoğlu belongs to the “patronymic” class of surnames (Tokat + -lı + -oğlu).

Which surnames are related to Tokatlıoğlu?

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

Who are some well-known people named Tokatlıoğlu?

  1. Seda Tokatlıoğlu volleyball player 1986–
  2. Necdet Tokatlıoğlu singer 1933–2008

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

How is Tokatlıoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is usually written Tokatlioglu.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Tokat accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Tokatlıoğlu 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 Tokatlıoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Tokatlıoğlu mean?

Tokatlıoğlu means ‘son of the Tokatlı’, that is, of the one known as ‘from Tokat’. Tokat is a province and city in inner northern Türkiye; its name, Ottoman Tokad, goes back to Ancient Greek Dokeia or Eudokia.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Tokatlıoğlu?

The root word of Tokatlıoğlu is Tokat (Greek): “province and city; from Ancient Greek Dokeia or Eudokia”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Tokatlıoğlu?

To·kat·lı·oğ·lu, 5 syllables; IPA: /tokatɫɯoːˈɫu/.