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Uslu

Uslu /usˈɫu/

“sensible, well-behaved”2

Province lists
11
province top-30s
Letters / syllables
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Formation
Suffixed
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Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Provinces
  7. §7Notable people
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Uslu?

Uslu

IPA /usˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Uslu mean?

Us, “mind, reason”, takes the suffix -lu, “having”: “sensible, level-headed”. Today it is mostly said of a well-behaved child who keeps out of mischief, as in uslu durmak, “to behave”. The name praises a sensible, measured character.2

Grammar us + -lu.

Uslu is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Uslu made of?

Uslu is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: us (mind, reason) + -lu (suffix “having”).

Uslu + root us mind, reason TURKIC us “mind, reason” suffix -lu suffix “having” Uslu us root mind, reason us TURKIC “mind, reason” -lu suffix suffix “having”
Uslu: parts and root words
  • us Turkic — mind, reason2

How was the name Uslu formed?

Uslu was formed by adding the suffix -lu (“suffix “having””) to us (“mind, reason”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Which surnames are related to Uslu?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Usluer same root – –

Where in Türkiye is Uslu most common?

Uslu is outside the national top 30, but it appears in the top-30 list of 1 province; its best rank is 29th in Kütahya.1

Adana Adıyaman Afyonkarahisar Ağrı Amasya Ankara Antalya Artvin Aydın Balıkesir Bilecik Bingöl Bitlis Bolu Burdur Bursa Çanakkale Çankırı Çorum Denizli Diyarbakır Edirne Elazığ Erzincan Erzurum Eskişehir Gaziantep Giresun Gümüşhane Hakkari Hatay Isparta Mersin Istanbul Izmir Kars Kastamonu Kayseri Kırklareli Kırşehir Kocaeli Konya Kütahya · rank 29 · 1,848 people Malatya Manisa Kahramanmaraş Mardin Muğla Muş Nevşehir Niğde Ordu Rize Sakarya Samsun Siirt Sinop Sivas Tekirdağ Tokat Trabzon Tunceli Şanlıurfa Uşak Van Yozgat Zonguldak Aksaray Bayburt Karaman Kırıkkale Batman Şırnak Bartın Ardahan Iğdır Yalova Karabük Kilis Osmaniye Düzce Hover or focus a province · ADNKS 2025
  • In the province top 30 1
  • Not listed
Uslu: rank by province, 2025 (TÜİK ADNKS, province top-30 lists)
Provinces with the most bearers
#ProvinceRankPeople
01Kütahya291,848

Who are some well-known people named Uslu?

  1. Ece Uslu actor 1974–
  2. Binnaz Uslu athletics competitor 1985–
  3. Mehmet Uslu association football player 1988–
  4. Zeynep Seda Uslu volleyball player 1983–
  5. Murat İbrahim Uslu association football player 1978–
  6. Zeynep Karahan Uslu politician 1969–
  7. Emre Uslu journalist 1974–
  8. Enes Uslu amateur wrestler 1996–

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: us accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: uslu accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 Natural Earth Natural Earth: Admin-1 boundaries accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Uslu

Q1

What does the surname Uslu mean?

Us, “mind, reason”, takes the suffix -lu, “having”: “sensible, level-headed”. Today it is mostly said of a well-behaved child who keeps out of mischief, as in uslu durmak, “to behave”. The name praises a sensible, measured character.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Uslu?

The root word of Uslu is us (Turkic): “mind, reason”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Uslu?

Us·lu, 2 syllables; IPA: /usˈɫu/.