Oakley Name Meaning: A habitational name given to someone from an area of the same name.
From the Old English 'ac' oak and 'leah' wood, forest or clearing.
Discover how your Oakley ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 33 |
| Buckinghamshire | 42 |
| Berkshire | 46 |
| Cambridgeshire | 6 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 48 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 1 |
| Derbyshire | 133 |
| Devon | 2 |
| Dorset | 25 |
| Durham | 10 |
| Essex | 214 |
| Gloucestershire | 72 |
| Hampshire | 148 |
| Herefordshire | 63 |
| Hertfordshire | 208 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 12 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 52 |
| Lancashire | 83 |
| Leicestershire | 8 |
| Lincolnshire | 7 |
| London | 482 |
| Middlesex | 85 |
| Northumberland | 2 |
| Norfolk | 153 |
| Northamptonshire | 49 |
| Nottinghamshire | 11 |
| Oxfordshire | 51 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 12 |
| Shropshire | 207 |
| Suffolk | 101 |
| Somerset | 24 |
| Surrey | 21 |
| Sussex | 86 |
| Staffordshire | 677 |
| Warwickshire | 113 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 10 |
| Worcestershire | 145 |
| Yorkshire | 60 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 2 |
| Cardiganshire | 6 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 2 |
| Glamorgan | 6 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 14 |
| Monmouthshire | 19 |
| Pembrokeshire | 26 |
| Radnorshire | 6 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 420 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 172 |
| Labourer | 64 |
| House Servant | 62 |
| Farm Labourer | 59 |
| At Home | 51 |
| Servant | 34 |
| Dress Maker | 31 |
| Nail Maker | 24 |
| Pauper | 21 |
| Annuitant | 20 |
| Shoe Maker | 19 |
| Coal Miner | 19 |
| House Keeper | 18 |
| Nailor | 17 |
| General Servant | 15 |
| Laundress | 15 |
| Cook | 14 |
| Miner | 14 |
| Tailor | 13 |
| Straw Plaiter | 12 |
| Gardener | 11 |
| House Maid | 11 |
| Engineer | 11 |
| Errand Boy | 11 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Oakley | 3,070 |
| Mary Oakley | 2,803 |
| John Oakley | 2,347 |
| Sarah Oakley | 1,695 |
| Elizabeth Oakley | 1,680 |
| Thomas Oakley | 1,639 |
| George Oakley | 1,617 |
| James Oakley | 1,344 |
| Charles Oakley | 922 |
| Henry Oakley | 873 |
| Ann Oakley | 865 |
| Joseph Oakley | 807 |
| Eliza Oakley | 798 |
| Emma Oakley | 716 |
| Jane Oakley | 704 |
| Edward Oakley | 654 |
| Annie Oakley | 617 |
| Richard Oakley | 597 |
| Hannah Oakley | 591 |
| Ellen Oakley | 572 |
| Alice Oakley | 530 |
| Alfred Oakley | 511 |
| Frederick Oakley | 506 |
| Arthur Oakley | 454 |
| Robert Oakley | 450 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oakley | 100% | 44,212 |
| 2 | Keeley | 50% | 8,773 |
| 3 | Keely | 33% | 2,691 |
| 4 | Kiley | 50% | 2,137 |
| 5 | Kealey | 50% | 2,030 |
| 6 | Keley | 50% | 1,505 |
| 7 | Oakly | 83% | 886 |
| 8 | Kiely | 33% | 705 |
| 9 | Keily | 33% | 639 |
| 10 | Keiley | 50% | 400 |
| 11 | Kealy | 33% | 362 |
| 12 | Kely | 33% | 345 |
| 13 | Kaley | 67% | 335 |
| 14 | Okley | 83% | 301 |
| 15 | Oakeley | 86% | 299 |
| 16 | Oakely | 67% | 274 |
| 17 | O'kelly | 57% | 150 |
| 18 | Okelly | 50% | 113 |
The surname Oakley is the most popular version of all its varients