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
School 793
Farm Labourer 109
Private Means 77
Coal Miner Hewer 71
General Servant (domestic) 60
General Labourer 57
Labourer 47
Scholar 42
Dressmaker 40
None 39
At Home 37
Domestic Servant 37
Bricklayer 34
Clerk 31
Farmer 29
At School 27
Housekeeper 26
Old Age Pensioner 25
House Keeper 23
Shop Assistant 23
Cook (domestic) 22
House Painter 19
Carpenter 18
Charwoman 18
Laundress 18

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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