Meaning & History
Taciroğlu is a last name adopted by a merchant family in Turkey in January 1934. It literally means "Son of Merchant". "Tacir" is an Arabic word (" التاجر ") in origin which means trader in Turkish. "Oğlu" means "son of" which was common way to identify individuals in Ottoman Empire era that did not have the concept of surnames. Other names adopted by the same family includes Tecirli, Tacirli, Tacürün, Tecimer, and Kazanç that are variations of occupational reference to trade.