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 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

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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