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 942
Agricultural Labourer 157
General Labourer 120
Coal Miner 105
Domestic Servant 62
General Servant 48
Dress Maker 45
General Servant Domestic 43
Labourer 43
Living On Own Means 34
General Domestic Servant 28
Tailoress 28
Laundress 27
Farm Labourer 26
Living On Her Own Means 25
Gardener 25
Blacksmith 21
Farmer 19
Cook Domestic Servant 18
Brick Layer 17
House Keeper 17
Clerk 16
Carpenter 15
Bricklayer 15
Shoe Maker 14

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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