Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Tütüncü

Tütüncü /tytynˈdʒy/ ASCII Tutuncu

“tobacco grower or seller”1

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

How do you pronounce Tütüncü?

Tütüncü

IPA /tytynˈdʒy/

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

What does the surname Tütüncü mean?

Tütüncü means a tobacco grower or a tobacconist. The word tütün meant “smoke” in Old Turkic and was applied to the plant when it reached the Ottoman lands. The surname comes from this occupational word.1,2

Grammar tütün + agent suffix -cü.

Tütüncü is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Tütüncü made of?

Tütüncü breaks into 2 parts: tütün (tütün: tobacco) + -cü (agent suffix).

Tütüncü ++ root tütün tütün: tobacco TURKIC tütüncü “tobacco grower;tobacconist” suffix -cü agent suffix TURKIC tütün “tobacco; in Old Turkic‘smoke’” Tütüncü tütün root tütün: tobacco tütüncü TURKIC “tobacco grower; tobacconist” -cü suffix agent suffix tütün TURKIC “tobacco; in Old Turkic ‘smoke’”
Tütüncü: parts and root words
  • tütüncü Turkic — tobacco grower; tobacconist1
  • tütün Turkic — tobacco; in Old Turkic “smoke”2

How was the name Tütüncü formed?

Tütüncü belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (tütün + -cü).

Who are some well-known people named Tütüncü?

  1. Serkay Tütüncü association football player 1991–
  2. Ümit Tütüncü association football player 1984–
  3. Ayşe Tütüncü composer 1960–
  4. Enis Tütüncü politician 1943–
  5. Hakan Tütüncü statesperson 1979–
  6. Ahmet Tütüncü researcher
  7. Ayşe Çiğdem Tütüncü researcher
  8. Barış Tütüncü basketball player 2000–

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

How is Tütüncü written and pronounced abroad?

Passports and English-language documents often show it as Tutuncu.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: tütüncü accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: tütün 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 Tütüncü

Q1

What does the surname Tütüncü mean?

Tütüncü means a tobacco grower or a tobacconist. The word tütün meant “smoke” in Old Turkic and was applied to the plant when it reached the Ottoman lands. The surname comes from this occupational word.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Tütüncü?

The root word of Tütüncü is tütüncü (Turkic): “tobacco grower; tobacconist”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Tütüncü?

Tü·tün·cü, 3 syllables; IPA: /tytynˈdʒy/.