Oak Surname

98,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,828 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Oak Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller by an Oak-Tree [Middle English o(c)k, ok(e, Old English ác] Richard atte Oke.—Cal. Inq. P.M.

Oak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7971:201,70219,824
India1,5591:492,02424,857
England4971:112,10911,549
Canada1621:227,44221,827
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Iran1481:518,80130,373
Australia711:380,22131,281
Thailand521:1,358,430190,094
Wales461:67,2725,910
New Zealand411:110,44714,290
Singapore391:141,2236,278
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Ireland281:168,1767,397
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
South Korea181:2,846,681560
China151:91,154,7714,767
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
France61:11,070,454349,096
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Macau11:601,6301,582
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2221:109,79910,786
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2141:234,66719,701

Oak (959) may also be a first name.

Oak Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller by an Oak-Tree [Middle English o(c)k, ok(e, Old English ác] Richard atte Oke.—Cal. Inq. P.M.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From residence near a tree or trees of this species. See art. Noakes. There is however a parish called Oake in Somersetshire. Del Oke. H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Somerset.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Oak Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Oak Come From? nationality or country of origin

Oak (Arabic: اوك, Marathi: ओक, Tibetan: ཨོག་) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Oak? popularity and diffusion

The surname Oak is the 98,225th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,509,434 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 41 percent of Oak live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America. Oak is also the 260,558th most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 959 people.

Oak is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 1,797 people, or 1 in 201,702. In The United States Oak is most numerous in: California, where 15 percent are found, New York, where 8 percent are found and New Jersey, where 6 percent are found. Barring The United States Oak exists in 65 countries. It is also found in India, where 32 percent are found and England, where 10 percent are found.

Oak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Oak has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Oak surname increased 840 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 224 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 657 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 350 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Oak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Oak last name is principally Anglican (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Oak surname are 13.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.11% being registered with the political party.

The amount Oak earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 16.62% more than the national average, earning R 277,140 per year; in United States they earn 11.32% more than the national average, earning $48,034 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.58% more than the national average, earning $52,455 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oake861,993/
Hoak861,921/
Ouak86324/
Goak8667/
Ohak8641/
Oack869/
Oaik862/
Uoak861/
Oaak861/
Oakh861/
Oakq861/
Oeak861/
Oahk861/
Oakc861/
Oakk861/
Oakt861/
Oaqk861/
Oatk861/
Oaike75295/
Ojhak75141/
Hoaks75113/
Ouake7577/
Gouak7545/
Ohaks7520/
Oaske7519/
Houak7517/
Oacks7515/
Hoake757/
Hoauk757/
Ouaks755/
Oauke755/
Hoack754/
Ouahk752/
Gohak752/
Goack751/
Ouakh751/
Goauk751/
Oieak751/
Ouack751/
Ohaik751/
Ojiak751/
Hoaik751/
Oaqks751/
Aok6714,066/
Oag67630/
Ojiake6770/
Houack6750/
Oaikhe6712/
Oax6710/
Ojhaik677/
Oaq676/
Ouahak675/
Oakkhe674/
Oac674/
Hoaick673/
Oascke672/
Gojiak672/
Hoayck671/
Ojyake671/
Houake671/
Houaik671/
Hojjak671/
Gouack671/
Hoacke671/
D'Oaks671/
Ohauke671/
Hoauck670/

Oak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oak in the Tibetan language
ཨོག་ok-
Oak in the Marathi language
ओकoka99.56
Oak in the Arabic language
اوكawk-
أواكawak-
اواكawak-

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Oak Reference & Research

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Oak FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Oak
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