How common is the surname Oakes?

17,499 people in the United States had the surname Oakes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,644 Americans. It ranked 2,065th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Oakes?

Gary Oakes, British athlete, followed by William Oakes.

Where is the surname Oakes most common?

Wikidata records people named Oakes in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Is the surname Oakes getting more or less common?

More common. 17,008 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,499 in 2010, up 2.9%.

The surname Oakes

A patronymic surname, carried by 17,499 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex O220

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Oakes is more common than 98.7% of them.

Origin

From the plural of oak. The surname could also derived from a partial translation of the Irish surname Mac Dubhdara (“son of Dubhdara”), a personal name composed of the elements dubh (“black”) and darach, genitive of dair (“oak”).

Oakes is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 17,499 people named Oakes in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 17,644 Americans. That is up 2.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 17,008.

#2,065

rank among US surnames

17,499

people in 2010

5.9

per 100,000 Americans

+2.9%

change since 2000 (was #1,943)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,056	Grover	17,534	17,608
#2,057	Michaels	17,528	17,614
#2,058	Champion	17,527	17,615
#2,059	Whittington	17,517	17,625
#2,060	Aldrich	17,509	17,634
#2,061	Heredia	17,506	17,637
#2,062	Denny	17,503	17,640

Who is named Oakes

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

91% of people named Oakes identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Oakess

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gary Oakes
British athlete, born 1958
William Oakes
American botanist (1799–1848)

Notable Oakess come mostly from the United Kingdom (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Oakes

Oaks

Oakes has the Soundex code O220, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code O220.

Questions

Where does the surname Oakes come from?: From the plural of oak. The surname could also derived from a partial translation of the Irish surname Mac Dubhdara (“son of Dubhdara”), a personal name composed of the elements dubh (“black”) and darach, genitive of dair (“oak”).
How common is the surname Oakes?: 17,499 people in the United States had the surname Oakes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,644 Americans. It ranked 2,065th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Oakes?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Oakes identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Oakes?: Gary Oakes, British athlete, followed by William Oakes.
Where is the surname Oakes most common?: Wikidata records people named Oakes in the United Kingdom and the United States.
What type of surname is Oakes?: Oakes is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Oakes getting more or less common?: More common. 17,008 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,499 in 2010, up 2.9%.