Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Tosunoğlu

Tosunoğlu /tosunoːˈɫu/ ASCII Tosunoglu

“son of Tosun (‘young bull’)”2

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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 Tosunoğlu?

Tosunoğlu

IPA /tosunoːˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Tosunoğlu mean?

Tosun means “young bull” and figuratively “strapping youth”, and was once used as a man’s name or nickname. With -oğlu it becomes “son of Tosun”; a village of this name lies in the Kadınhanı district of Konya.1,2

Grammar tosun + -oğlu.

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

What is Tosunoğlu made of?

Tosunoğlu is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: tosun (tosun: young bull; sturdy youth; man’s name) + -oğlu (oğul: son; “son of, family of”).

Tosunoğlu ++ root tosun tosun: young bull; sturdyyouth; man’s name TURKIC tosun “young bull; sturdy youth” suffix -oğlu oğul: son; “son of,family of” TURKIC oğul “son” Tosunoğlu tosun root tosun: young bull; sturdy youth; man’sname tosun TURKIC “young bull; sturdy youth” -oğlu suffix oğul: son; “son of, family of” oğul TURKIC “son”
Tosunoğlu: parts and root words
  • tosun Turkic — young bull; sturdy youth2
  • oğul Turkic — son1

How was the name Tosunoğlu formed?

Tosunoğlu was formed by adding -oğlu, “son of”, to tosun (“tosun: young bull; sturdy youth; man’s name”).

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

Which surnames are related to Tosunoğlu?

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

Who are some well-known people named Tosunoğlu?

  1. Hasan Tosunoğlu businessperson 1969–

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

How is Tosunoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Tosunoglu: 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: oğul accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: tosun accessed 9 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 Tosunoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Tosunoğlu mean?

Tosun means “young bull” and figuratively “strapping youth”, and was once used as a man’s name or nickname. With -oğlu it becomes “son of Tosun”; a village of this name lies in the Kadınhanı district of Konya.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Tosunoğlu?

Tosunoğlu is made up of two elements: tosun “young bull; sturdy youth” (Turkic) and oğul “son” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Tosunoğlu?

To·su·noğ·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /tosunoːˈɫu/.