Oakes
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English
Etymology
From the plural of oak. The surname could also derived from a partial translation of the Irish surname Mac Dubhdara (“son of Dubhdara”), a personal name composed of the elements dubh (“black”) and darach, genitive of dair (“oak”).
Proper noun
Oakes (countable and uncountable, plural Oakeses)
- A suburban area of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE112341).
- A city in Dickey County, North Dakota, United States.
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Oakes is the 2065th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 17499 individuals. Oakes is most common among White (90.57%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Oakes”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.