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
General Labourer 92
Living On Own Means 88
General Servant Domestic 76
Scholar 60
Coal Miner Hewer 52
Dress Maker 48
Cook Domestic 47
Agricultural Labourer 47
Domestic Servant 30
Bricklayer 28
Farmer 27
Housemaid Domestic 24
Laundress Wash 22
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 22
Gardener Domestic 19
At School 19
Brick Layer 18
Carpenter 17
Tailoress 16
Charwoman 15
House Maid Domestic 14
Servant Domestic 14
Dressmaker 14
School 14
Dock Labourer 13

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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