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Uzunoğlu

Uzunoğlu /uzuˈnoːɫu/ ASCII Uzunoglu

“son of the tall man”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 Uzunoğlu?

Uzunoğlu

IPA /uzuˈnoːɫu/

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

What does the surname Uzunoğlu mean?

Uzun, “the tall one”, is a nickname. The ending -oğlu turns the nickname into a family name, so Uzunoğlu means “son, descendants of the man called Uzun”. Nicknames based on stature are very common in Ottoman records.1,2

Grammar uzun + -oğlu; a nickname from an adjective plus the descent ending.

What is Uzunoğlu made of?

Uzunoğlu breaks into 2 parts: uzun (uzun: tall, long) + -oğlu (“son of, family of”).

Uzunoğlu ++ root uzun uzun: tall, long TURKIC uzun “long; tall” suffix -oğlu “son of, family of” TURKIC oğul “son” Uzunoğlu uzun root uzun: tall, long uzun TURKIC “long; tall” -oğlu suffix “son of, family of” oğul TURKIC “son”
Uzunoğlu: parts and root words
  • uzun Turkic — long; tall1
  • oğul Turkic — son2

How was the name Uzunoğlu formed?

Uzunoğlu belongs to the “patronymic” class of surnames (uzun + -oğlu).

Which surnames are related to Uzunoğlu?

Uzunoğlu Uzun Uzuner Uzunlar Uzunhan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Uzun same root – –
02 Uzuner same root – –
03 Uzunlar same root – –
04 Uzunhan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Uzunoğlu?

  1. Yekta Uzunoğlu writer 1953–
  2. Nurettin Uzunoğlu writer 1939–2013
  3. Melek Uzunoğlu basketball player 2002–
  4. Taylan Uzunoğlu association football player 1982–
  5. Bahattin Uzunoğlu politician 1923–1989
  6. Arda Uzunoğlu association football player
  7. Aytekin Uzunoğlu researcher
  8. Gülçin Uzunoğlu researcher

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

How is Uzunoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: uzun accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: oğul 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 Uzunoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Uzunoğlu mean?

Uzun, “the tall one”, is a nickname. The ending -oğlu turns the nickname into a family name, so Uzunoğlu means “son, descendants of the man called Uzun”. Nicknames based on stature are very common in Ottoman records.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Uzunoğlu?

The root word of Uzunoğlu is uzun (Turkic): “long; tall”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Uzunoğlu?

U·zu·noğ·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /uzuˈnoːɫu/.