Oakey
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English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Okey
Etymology
Two possible origins:
- From the Old Norse personal name Áki.
- English topographic surname composed of the Middle English elements ook (“oak”) and hegge (“hedge, bush, shrub”).
Proper noun
Oakey (countable and uncountable, plural Oakeys)
- A surname.
- A rural town in Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Oakey is the 39555th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 556 individuals. Oakey is most common among White (92.63%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Oakey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.