Oakley Surname

12,128th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46,311 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Fiji

Oakley Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Oakley; or Dweller at the Oak-Lea [Old English ác, oak-tree + leáh (Middle English le(y] This name is commonly found in the Hundred Rolls as Ocle(e.

Oakley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States23,4031:15,4881,968
England13,1381:4,241572
Australia4,2461:6,358931
Canada2,4471:15,0572,213
Wales7011:4,414481
New Zealand5541:8,1741,393
Jamaica5211:5,509704
Fiji2201:4,065748
South Africa1961:276,41727,312
Scotland1961:27,3152,915
Ireland791:59,6074,006
Spain561:834,85833,799
Northern Ireland501:36,9013,535
Chile441:400,37410,831
Thailand411:1,722,886219,200
Germany381:2,118,565113,742
Argentina301:1,424,78080,162
Panama281:139,7244,684
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Denmark221:256,57819,736
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
France171:3,907,219231,005
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Cayman Islands131:4,915636
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
India101:76,706,538639,611
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
China101:136,732,1577,199
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Norway81:642,78647,258
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Belize21:177,7373,502
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malta11:430,2723,380
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1271:34,8813,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6,1931:3,936561
Wales1481:10,597644
Scotland461:81,3744,449
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,0241:12,4801,618

Oakley (1,573) may also be a first name.

Oakley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Oakley; or Dweller at the Oak-Lea [Old English ác, oak-tree + leáh (Middle English le(y] This name is commonly found in the Hundred Rolls as Ocle(e.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Oakley or Oakleigh (oak wood); the name of several places in England.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Parishes, &c., in various counties. See Oakeley.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. The fields or pasture abounding in oaks.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

A location name in Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hampshire, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Worcestershire, etc.

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

Oakley is the name of a Staffordshire manor.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Oakley Last Name Facts

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

Oakley is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Oakley.

How Common Is The Last Name Oakley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 12,128th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 157,361 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Oakley live; 56 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America. Oakley is also the 195,177th most prevalent forename world-wide. It is borne by 1,573 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 23,403 people, or 1 in 15,488. In The United States it is mostly found in: North Carolina, where 15 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Texas, where 6 percent reside. Barring The United States it exists in 88 countries. It also occurs in England, where 28 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.

Oakley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Oakley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Oakley surname increased 582 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 212 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 474 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 426 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 38 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Oakley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (77%) in Ireland.

In The United States Oakley are 11.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.73% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Oakley earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 67.88% more than the national average, earning 581,011 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 79.2% more than the national average, earning R 425,844 per year; in United States they earn 1.9% less than the national average, earning $42,328 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.55% less than the national average, earning $47,917 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oackley9227/
Oaklley924/
O'akley921/
Hoakley920/
Oakly91158/
Oakle918/
Goackley861/
Oakleh8310/
Oaklay838/
Oaklet833/
Oakler832/
Oacley831/
Oackle831/
Oakluy830/
Oakleyová801/
Oakleas774/
Oakelly771/
Oaklets771/
Oakless770/
Oaklest770/
Oakla731/
Aokly730/
Oaikhele711/
Ouakli672,171/
O'Hackler671/
Oadkeller671/
Oatklap621/
Gaokhle621/
Aoklayo621/
Goagcle621/
Haeokle620/
Oaikhela571/
Ouakelli571/
Hauackler531/
Aoukli501,316/
Ojokla502/
Aoukla501/
Aocles500/

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Oakley Reference & Research

Oakley DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Oakley 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 Oakley
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