Oakley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Oakley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Oakley family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,341
Agricultural Labourer 195
Coal Miner 99
Domestic Servant 70
Labourer 69
General Servant 63
General Labourer 62
Dress Maker 45
Farm Labourer 40
Laundress 25
General Servant Domestic 22
Annuitant 21
Bricklayer 21
Shoe Maker 21
Nail Maker 21
Carman 17
General Domestic Servant 17
Servant 17
Carpenter 16
Charwoman 16
Gardener 14
Tailoress 13
Nailer 13
Farm Servant Indoor 12
Iron Worker 12

Oakley Surname Variants Ranking

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

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The surname Oakley is the most popular version of all its varients

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