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Yüzbaşıoğlu

Yüzbaşıoğlu /jyzbaʃɯoːˈɫu/ ASCII Yuzbasioglu

“son of the captain”1

Letters / syllables
11 / 5
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 Yüzbaşıoğlu?

Yüzbaşıoğlu

IPA /jyzbaʃɯoːˈɫu/

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

What does the surname Yüzbaşıoğlu mean?

Yüzbaşıoğlu means “son of the captain”. Yüzbaşı, literally “head of a hundred”, is an old military office named after commanding a hundred soldiers; today it is the rank of captain, between first lieutenant and major. Rank names such as binbaşı and onbaşı follow the same number + baş pattern.1

Grammar yüz + baş + possessive -ı + oğul + possessive -u.

What is Yüzbaşıoğlu made of?

Yüzbaşıoğlu breaks into 2 parts: yüzbaşı (yüzbaşı: captain (“head of a hundred”)) + -oğlu (son of).

Yüzbaşıoğlu ++ root yüzbaşı yüzbaşı: captain (“headof a hundred”) TURKIC yüz “hundred” suffix -oğlu son of TURKIC baş “head, chief” Yüzbaşıoğlu yüzbaşı root yüzbaşı: captain (“head of a hundred”) yüz TURKIC “hundred” -oğlu suffix son of baş TURKIC “head, chief”
Yüzbaşıoğlu: parts and root words
  • yüz Turkic — hundred1
  • baş Turkic — head, chief1

How was the name Yüzbaşıoğlu formed?

Yüzbaşıoğlu belongs to the “patronymic” class of surnames (yüzbaşı + -oğlu).

Which surnames are related to Yüzbaşıoğlu?

Yüzbaşıoğlu Akbaş Baş Akyüz Subaşı Başer Kocabaş Erbaş Baştürk Demirbaş Başkan Başoğlu Odabaş
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Akbaş same root – –
02 Baş same root – –
03 Akyüz same root – –
04 Subaşı same root – –
05 Başer same root – –
06 Kocabaş same root – –
07 Erbaş same root – –
08 Baştürk same root – –
09 Demirbaş same root – –
10 Başkan same root – –
11 Başoğlu same root – –
12 Odabaş same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Yüzbaşıoğlu?

  1. Rıfat Yüzbaşıoğlu politician 1945–
  2. Necmi Yüzbaşıoğlu jurist 1956–
  3. Sırrı Yüzbaşıoğlu botanist
  4. Şerif Yüzbaşıoğlu composer 1932–1981
  5. Şükrü Yüzbaşıoğlu politician 1922–1997
  6. Deniz Yüzbaşıoğlu researcher
  7. Ekin Yüzbaşıoğlu Internet celebrity 1999–
  8. Emir Yüzbaşıoğlu researcher

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

How is Yüzbaşıoğlu written and pronounced abroad?

Records without Turkish letters usually write Yuzbasioglu.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: yüzbaşı accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Yüzbaşıoğlu 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 Yüzbaşıoğlu

Q1

What does the surname Yüzbaşıoğlu mean?

Yüzbaşıoğlu means “son of the captain”. Yüzbaşı, literally “head of a hundred”, is an old military office named after commanding a hundred soldiers; today it is the rank of captain, between first lieutenant and major. Rank names such as binbaşı and onbaşı follow the same number + baş pattern.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Yüzbaşıoğlu?

The root word of Yüzbaşıoğlu is yüz (Turkic): “hundred”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Yüzbaşıoğlu?

Yüz·ba·şı·oğ·lu, 5 syllables; IPA: /jyzbaʃɯoːˈɫu/.