Oakes (surname)

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Oakes
Origin
Language(s)Old English
MeaningLives by the oak
Region of origin England
Other names
Variant form(s)Oaks

Oakes is a surname of Old English origin, meaning someone who lives by an oak tree or oak wood. It originates from the Old English word 'ac' meaning oak. The first recorded mention of the surname is in Somerset.

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As a given name

Oakes is also less commonly used as a masculine given name. Notable people with the given name Oakes include

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