Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Yörükoğlu

Yörükoğlu /jøɾykoːˈɫu/ ASCII Yorukoglu

“son of the Yörük nomad”1

Letters / syllables
9 / 4
Formation
Patronymic
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
Y
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 Yörükoğlu?

Yörükoğlu

IPA /jøɾykoːˈɫu/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Yörükoğlu mean?

Yörük is the name for nomadic herders who move with their flocks between summer and winter pastures. The word goes back to Old Turkic yügrük ‘fast-running, swift’, from yügür- ‘to run’. With -oğlu the name means ‘son of the Yörük’.1

Grammar yörük + -oğlu.

That Yörükoğlu goes back to yörük is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Yörükoğlu made of?

Yörükoğlu breaks into 2 parts: yörük (nomadic herder) + -oğlu (son of; of the family of).

Yörükoğlu + root yörük nomadic herder TURKIC yörük “nomadic; from Old Turkicyügrük ‘fast-running’” suffix -oğlu son of; of the family of Yörükoğlu yörük root nomadic herder yörük TURKIC “nomadic; from Old Turkic yügrük‘fast-running’” -oğlu suffix son of; of the family of
Yörükoğlu: parts and root words
  • yörük Turkic — nomadic; from Old Turkic yügrük ‘fast-running’1

How was the name Yörükoğlu formed?

Yörükoğlu belongs to the “patronymic” class of surnames (yörük + -oğlu).

Which surnames are related to Yörükoğlu?

#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Yörük same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Yörükoğlu?

  1. Mustafa Yörükoğlu statesperson 1923–2000
  2. Engin Yörükoğlu drummer 1945–2010
  3. Kemal Yörükoğlu politician 1906–1969
  4. Nihat Nuri Yörükoğlu physician 1912–1994
  5. Nuri Yörükoğlu writer 1884–1928
  6. Ali Çağdaş Yörükoğlu researcher
  7. Hakan Yörükoğlu basketball player 1967–
  8. Kutsal Yörükoğlu researcher

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

How is Yörükoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is often written Yorukoglu or Yoeruekoglu.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: yörük accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Yörükoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Yörükoğlu mean?

Yörük is the name for nomadic herders who move with their flocks between summer and winter pastures. The word goes back to Old Turkic yügrük ‘fast-running, swift’, from yügür- ‘to run’. With -oğlu the name means ‘son of the Yörük’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Yörükoğlu?

The root word of Yörükoğlu is yörük (Turkic): “nomadic; from Old Turkic yügrük ‘fast-running’”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Yörükoğlu?

Yö·rü·koğ·lu, 4 syllables; IPA: /jøɾykoːˈɫu/.