Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Yapıcıoğlu

Yapıcıoğlu /japɯdʒɯoːˈɫu/ ASCII Yapicioglu

“son of the builder”2

Letters / syllables
10 / 5
Formation
Patronymic
Vowel harmony
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Initial
Y
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 Yapıcıoğlu?

Yapıcıoğlu

IPA /japɯdʒɯoːˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Yapıcıoğlu mean?

The name means “son of the builder”. Yapıcı derives from yapmak, “to make”, and the dictionary also gives it the sense “master builder”, the craftsman who raised houses and walls in stone and timber. The surname marks descent from an ancestor known by that trade.2

Grammar yap- + -ıcı + -oğlu, a patronymic from a trade name.

What is Yapıcıoğlu made of?

Yapıcıoğlu breaks into 2 parts: yapıcı (master builder) + -oğlu (son of).

Yapıcıoğlu ++ root yapıcı master builder TURKIC yapıcı “maker; master builder” suffix -oğlu son of TURKIC yapıcı “builder” Yapıcıoğlu yapıcı root master builder yapıcı TURKIC “maker; master builder” -oğlu suffix son of yapıcı TURKIC “builder”
Yapıcıoğlu: parts and root words
  • yapıcı Turkic — maker; master builder2
  • yapıcı Turkic — builder2

How was the name Yapıcıoğlu formed?

Yapıcıoğlu belongs to the “patronymic” class of surnames (yapıcı + -oğlu).

Which surnames are related to Yapıcıoğlu?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Yapıcı same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Yapıcıoğlu?

  1. Yavuz Yapıcıoğlu serial killer 1967–
  2. Haluk Yapıcıoğlu researcher

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: yapıcı accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: yapıcı 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 Yapıcıoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Yapıcıoğlu mean?

The name means “son of the builder”. Yapıcı derives from yapmak, “to make”, and the dictionary also gives it the sense “master builder”, the craftsman who raised houses and walls in stone and timber. The surname marks descent from an ancestor known by that trade.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Yapıcıoğlu?

The root word of Yapıcıoğlu is yapıcı (Turkic): “maker; master builder”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Yapıcıoğlu?

Ya·pı·cı·oğ·lu, 5 syllables; IPA: /japɯdʒɯoːˈɫu/.