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Urgancıoğlu

Urgancıoğlu /uɾɡandʒɯoːˈɫu/ ASCII Urgancioglu

“son of the rope-maker”1

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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 Urgancıoğlu?

Urgancıoğlu

IPA /uɾɡandʒɯoːˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Urgancıoğlu mean?

Made of urgancı and -oğlu: ‘son of the rope-maker’. An urgancı makes or sells urgan, thick rope. According to Nişanyan, urgan is borrowed from Mongolian uruġa(n) ‘lasso’, which itself goes back to Old Turkic uruk ‘tether rope’.1

Grammar urgan + -cı + -oğlu.

What is Urgancıoğlu made of?

Urgancıoğlu is Mongolic in origin and breaks into 3 parts: urgan (urgan: thick rope) + -cı (-cı: occupational suffix) + -oğlu (-oğlu: son of).

Urgancıoğlu ++ root urgan urgan: thick rope MONGOLIC uruġa(n) “lasso for catchinghorses” suffix -cı -cı: occupational suffix suffix -oğlu -oğlu: son of Urgancıoğlu urgan root urgan: thick rope uruġa(n) MONGOLIC “lasso for catching horses” -cı suffix -cı: occupational suffix -oğlu suffix -oğlu: son of
Urgancıoğlu: parts and root words
  • uruġa(n) Mongolic — lasso for catching horses1

How was the name Urgancıoğlu formed?

Urgancıoğlu was formed by adding -cı, “son of”, to urgan (“urgan: thick rope”).

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

Which surnames are related to Urgancıoğlu?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Urgan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Urgancıoğlu?

  1. Kaan Urgancıoğlu actor 1981–

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

How is Urgancıoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Urgancioglu.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: urgan accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: urgancı 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

Common questions about Urgancıoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Urgancıoğlu mean?

Made of urgancı and -oğlu: ‘son of the rope-maker’. An urgancı makes or sells urgan, thick rope. According to Nişanyan, urgan is borrowed from Mongolian uruġa(n) ‘lasso’, which itself goes back to Old Turkic uruk ‘tether rope’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Urgancıoğlu?

The root word of Urgancıoğlu is uruġa(n) (Mongolic): “lasso for catching horses”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Urgancıoğlu?

Ur·gan·cı·oğ·lu, 5 syllables; IPA: /uɾɡandʒɯoːˈɫu/.