Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 3,079

Tozlu

Tozlu /tozˈɫu/

“dusty”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Adjective
Vowel harmony
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Initial
T
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Tozlu?

Tozlu

IPA /tozˈɫu/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Tozlu mean?

Tozlu means “dusty, covered in dust”. Surnames like this often arose from names given to a traveller on dusty roads, to someone in a dusty trade such as milling, or to a dusty locality. There are also villages called Tozlu.1

Grammar toz + -lu, an adjective.

That Tozlu goes back to tozlu is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

Tozlu is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Tozlu made of?

Tozlu breaks into 2 parts: toz (dust) + -lu (suffix “having”).

Tozlu + root toz dust TURKIC tozlu “dusty” suffix -lu suffix “having” Tozlu toz root dust tozlu TURKIC “dusty” -lu suffix suffix “having”
Tozlu: parts and root words
  • tozlu Turkic — dusty1

How was the name Tozlu formed?

Tozlu belongs to the “adjective” class of surnames (toz + -lu).

Which surnames are related to Tozlu?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Tozkoparan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Tozlu?

  1. Eren Tozlu association football player 1990–
  2. Saynur Tozlu basketball player 1987–
  3. Ceren Tozlu researcher
  4. Gökse Tozlu researcher
  5. Murat Tozlu researcher
  6. İbrahim Tozlu researcher 1967–

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: tozlu accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Tozlu

Q1

What does the surname Tozlu mean?

Tozlu means “dusty, covered in dust”. Surnames like this often arose from names given to a traveller on dusty roads, to someone in a dusty trade such as milling, or to a dusty locality. There are also villages called Tozlu.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Tozlu?

The root word of Tozlu is tozlu (Turkic): “dusty”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Tozlu?

Toz·lu, 2 syllables; IPA: /tozˈɫu/.