Oakes is a surname of

Old English Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Anglo ...

origin, meaning someone who lives by an oak tree or oak wood. It originates from the Old English word 'ac' meaning

oak An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus ''Quercus'' (; Latin "oak tree") of the beech family, Fagaceae. There are approximately 500 extant species of oaks. The common name "oak" also appears in the names of species in related genera, notably ''L ...

. The first recorded mention of the surname is in

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Alan Oakes Alan Arthur Oakes (born 7 September 1942) is an English former footballer who holds Manchester City's all-time record for appearances. A midfielder, in total he played 776 the Football League matches – the tenth most in history. He is a co ...

(born 1962), English football player and coach * Alf Oakes (1901–1967), English footballer * Andy Oakes (author) (born 1952), English author *

Andy Oakes (footballer) Andrew Mark Oakes (born 11 January 1977) is an English former football goalkeeper. His uncle is the Manchester City midfielder Alan Oakes. His cousin Michael Oakes, also a goalkeeper, played for Aston Villa, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Cardi ...

(born 1977), English footballer *

Blackford Oakes Blackford "Blackie" or "Black" Oakes is a fictional character, a Central Intelligence Agency officer, spy and the protagonist of a series of novels written by William F. Buckley, Jr. Early life Oakes was born in 1925. He served in World War II a ...

, fictional protagonist in a series of books by William F. Buckley, Jr. * Bunny Oakes (1898–1970), American football player and coach * Charles Oakes (1861–1928), Australian politician *

Charles Oakes (cricketer) Charles Oakes (10 August 1912 – 19 December 2007) was an English cricketer active from 1935 to 1954 who played for Sussex. He was born in Horsham and died in Tonbridge. A noted all rounder, he appeared in 288 first-class matches as a righthande ...

(1912–2007), English cricketer *

Coralee Oakes Coralee Ella Oakes (born 1972) is a Canadians, Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2013 British Columbia general election, 2013 provincial election. She represents the electoral district ...

(born 1972), Canadian politician * Charles Chandler Oakes (1856–1934), American sea captain *

Danny Oakes Danny Oakes (July 18, 1911 – January 13, 2007) was an American midget car hall of fame driver. Early life Daniel G. Oakes became interested in racing when he delivered morning and evening newspapers in his hometown of Santa Barbara, Californ ...

(1911–2007), American racing driver *

David Oakes Rowan David Oakes (born 14 October 1983) is a British actor. He is best known for his roles in the series ''The Pillars of the Earth'', '' The Borgias'', '' The White Queen'', ''Victoria'', '' Vikings: Valhalla'', and for his discursive Natural ...

(born 1983), British actor * Dennis Oakes (born 1946), English cricketer and footballer *

Don Oakes (American football) Donald Sherman Oakes (born July 22, 1938) is a former American football player who played offensive tackle. He played college football for Virginia Tech where his accomplishments led to his induction into the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame. ...

(born 1938), American footballer *

Don Oakes (footballer) Donald Joseph Oakes (8 October 1928 – 13 June 1977) was an English professional footballer who played as a left half. Early and personal life Oakes was born in Rhyl, Wales. His father Alfred was also a professional footballer. Career After p ...

(1928–1977), English footballer *

Edwin Randolph Oakes Edwin Randolph Oakes (March 25, 1818 in Pleasant Valley, Nova Scotia – August 1889) was a Canadian and Nova Scotian politician and merchant. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Member of the Liberal-Conservative Party in 1 ...

(1818–1889), Canadian politician * Elizabeth Oakes Smith (1806–1893), American poet, writer, and women's rights activist * Frank L. Oakes (1850–1912), American sea captain *

Fred Oakes Frederick Oakes (1880 – after 1905) was an English professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American ...

, English footballer *

Gary Oakes Gary James Oakes (born 21 September 1958 in Kentish Town, Camden, London) is a male British retired athlete who mainly competed in the men's 400 metre hurdles. Athletics career Oakes competed for Great Britain at the 1980 Summer Olympics held i ...

(born 1958), British athlete *

Geoffrey Oakes Geoffrey "Geoff" Oakes (born 20 May 1938) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played at club level for Wakefield Trinity ( Heritage No. 644) (two spells) and Warrington ( Heritage No. ...

(born 1938), English frugby player * George Oakes (Australian politician) (1813–1881), Australian politician *

George Oakes (Wisconsin) George Oakes (April 21, 1861 – April 19, 1937) was an American lawyer and politician. Born on a farm near New Richmond, Wisconsin, Oakes received his law degree from University of Minnesota Law School. He then practiced law in New Richmond ...

(1861–1937), American politician *

Gordon Oakes Gordon James Oakes (22 June 1931 – 15 August 2005) was a British Labour Party politician. Early life Oakes was born in Widnes, Cheshire, and was educated at Wade Deacon Grammar School, in Widnes and at Liverpool University. A solicitor by p ...

(1931–2005), British politician *Sir

Harry Oakes Sir Harry Oakes, 1st Baronet (23 December 1874 – 7 July 1943) was a British gold mine owner, entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist. He earned his fortune in Canada and moved to the Bahamas in the 1930s for tax purposes. Though American by b ...

, 1st Baronet (1874–1943), British-Canadian entrepreneur * Heather Oakes (born 1959), English athlete *

Sir Henry Oakes Sir Henry Oakes (1756–1827), 2nd baronet was a lieutenant-general in the East India Company's service. Early life Henry Oakes was born on 11 July 1756 and was the younger brother of Hildebrand Oakes (1754–1822), the 1st Baronet. Career On 8 ...

, 2nd Baronet (1756–1827), British lieutenant-general *Sir

Hildebrand Oakes Lieutenant-General Sir Hildebrand Oakes, 1st Baronet, GCB (19 January 1754 – 9 September 1822) was a British Army officer. Military career Oakes was commissioned into the 33rd Regiment of Foot in 1767 and served in the American War of Inde ...

, 1st Baronet (1754–1822), British army Lieutenant-General who served during the American War of Independence * Jack Oakes (1905–1992), English footballer *

Jackie Oakes Jackie Oakes (6 December 1919 – 3 December 1995) was a Scottish footballer who played for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Queen of the South, Blackburn Rovers and Manchester City. Born in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, his position was left winger. ...

(1919–1995), Scottish footballer * James L. Oakes (1924–2007), American senior circuit judge * Jason Oakes (cricketer) (born 1995), South African cricket player *

Jill Oakes Jill Pauline Oakes (born July 18, 1984) is an Americans, American retired association football, soccer defender (association football), defender who last played for Chicago Red Stars of Women's Professional Soccer. Oakes was originally drafted ...

(born 1984), American soccer player *

Jimmy Oakes James Oakes (5 November 1902 – 7 November 1992) was an English Association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football), full-back. Noted for his clean play, he turned professional at Port Vale F.C., Port Vale in Nove ...

(1902–1992), English footballer *

John B. Oakes John Bertram Oakes (April 23, 1913 – April 5, 2001) was an iconoclastic and influential U.S. journalist known for his early commitment to the environment, civil rights, and opposition to the Vietnam War. Background John Bertram Oakes was born ...

(1913–2001), American journalist *

John Cogswell Oakes Lieutenant General John Cogswell Oakes (16 October 1906 – 30 August 1982) was a United States Army officer who served as Commanding General of VII Corps from 1961 to 1962 and as Commanding General, Seventh Army from 1962 to 1963. Born in Galve ...

(1906–1982), US Army Lieutenant General *

John Wright Oakes John Wright Oakes (9 July 1820 – 8 July 1887) was an English landscape painter. He was born at Sproston House, near Middlewich, Cheshire, which had been in the possession of his family for several generations. He was educated in Liverpool, a ...

(1820–1887), English landscape painter *

Judy Oakes Judith Miriam Oakes (born 14 February 1958 in Lewisham, Greater London) is a female retired English shot putter, powerlifter, and weightlifter. Athletics career Oakes represented Great Britain in the 1984 Summer Olympics, 1988 Summer Olympics ...

(born 1958), British Olympic athlete *

Kaya Oakes Kaya Oakes is an American nonfiction writer and journalist from the San Francisco Bay Area of California. Biography She was born in Oakland, California, Oakland and earned an MFA in creative writing at Saint Mary's College of California in Moraga ...

, American poet and writer *

Keith Oakes Keith Brian Oakes (born 3 July 1956) is an English former professional footballer. His clubs included Peterborough United, Newport County and Gillingham. At Newport County Oakes was selected in the 1980 Fourth Division PFA Team of the Year an ...

(born 1956), English footballer *

Laurie Oakes Laurie Oakes (born 14 August 1943 in Newcastle, New South Wales) is an Australian retired journalist. He worked in the Canberra Press Gallery from 1969 to 2017, covering the Parliament of Australia and federal elections for print, radio, and t ...

(born 1943), Australian journalist * Lee Oakes (born 1976), English actor *

Levi Oakes Louis Levi Oakes (January 23, 1925 – May 28, 2019) was a Canadian-born Mohawk code talker who served in the United States Army and member of the Akwesasne Mohawk Nation. He was the last living Mohawk code talker. Early years and military service ...

(1925–2019), American-Canadian Mohawk code talker *

Maud Oakes Maud Van Cortlandt Oakes (1903–1990) was an ethnologist, artist and writer who published her research into the cultures of indigenous tribes in the Americas, including the Navajo of the American Southwest and the Mam of Guatemala. She is best ...

(1903–1990), American ethnologist *

Meredith Oakes Meredith Oakes (born 18 Sept 1946,) is an Australian playwright who has lived in London since 1970. She has written plays, adaptations, translations, opera texts and poems, and taught play-writing at Royal Holloway College and for the Arvon Found ...

(born 1946), Australian playwright *

Michael Oakes Michael Christian Oakes (born 30 October 1973) is an English football coach and former professional Association football, footballer. As a player he was a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper from 1991 until 2008. He notably played in ...

(born 1973), English footballer *

Nancy Oakes Nancy Oakes is an American chef, who is head chef of Boulevard, and won the James Beard Foundation Award for Outstanding Chef in 2001. Career The culinary career of Nancy Oakes began under Pat O'Shea at the Mad Hatter restaurant in the Richmon ...

, American chef * Nigel Oakes (born 1962), British businessman *

Oliver Oakes Oliver "Oli" Oakes is a British former racing driver, entrepreneur and team principal and director of Hitech GP. He was the 2005 World Karting champion, and was once a part of the Red Bull Junior Team. Oakes moved into team management when he ...

(born 1988), English motor racing driver * Randi Oakes (born 1951), American actress and model *

Rebel Oakes Ennis Telfair "Rebel" Oakes (December 17, 1883 – March 1, 1948) was an American Major League Baseball player. Oakes was born in Lisbon, Louisiana. After attending Louisiana Industrial Institute, which is now Louisiana Tech University, Rebel ...

(1883–1948), American baseball player * Richard Oakes (activist) (1942–1972), Native American Mohawk activist * Richard Oakes (guitarist) (born 1976), English guitarist for alternative rock band Suede *

Royal F. Oakes Royal Forest Oakes, a Los Angeles–based partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, is a legal analyst and news contributor. Career Oakes is a graduate of UCLA and UCLA Law School. His business litigation practice involves representation of defend ...

(born 1952), American radio show host and media legal commentator * Russell J. Oakes (1909–1952), Australian dramatist *

Scott Oakes Scott Oakes (born 5 August 1972) is a former professional footballer, best known from his time at Luton Town in the early 1990s. Oakes began his career at Leicester City but was transferred to Luton in 1991 as part of the deal that took Steve T ...

(born 1972), English footballer * Simon Oakes (cricketer) (born 1974), English cricketer *

Simon Oakes (executive) Simon Oakes is a British film studio executive, who is the CEO and President of Hammer Film Productions. Life He was appointed chairman in May 2007 when the company was revived. The Hammer Film production company is a studio best known for its p ...

, English CEO of Hammer Films *

Stacy Erwin Oakes Stacy Erwin Oakes (born May 19, 1973) is a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. She has been a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party member of the Michigan House of Representatives and Minority Whip representing Michigan's Mic ...

(born 1973), American politician *

Stefan Oakes Stefan Trevor Oakes (born 6 September 1978) is an English former professional footballer, who notably represented Leicester City in the Premier League during a career which began in 1998 and ended in 2013. Career Leicester City Oakes was born i ...

(born 1978), English footballer *

Thomas Oakes (representative) Thomas Oakes (18 June 1644 – 15 July 1719) was a physician and politician in New England, speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on 18 June 1644, brother of Urian Oakes, and graduated at ...

(1644–1719), American physician and politician *

Thomas Oakes (engineer) Thomas Oakes (died 1823) was the chief engineer of the Schuylkill Navigation Company. He was responsible for the design and early construction of the Navigation's Schuylkill River canals in the early 19th century. Oakes was also instrumental in th ...

(died 1823), American engineer *

Thomas Fletcher Oakes Thomas Fletcher Oakes (July 15, 1843 – March 14, 1919) was president of Northern Pacific Railway from 1888 to 1893. Biography Thomas Fletcher Oakes was born in Boston on July 15, 1843. He entered railway service June 1, 1863; to April, 1879, ...

(1843–1919), American President of the Northern Pacific Railway * Thomas Oakes (footballer) (1874–after 1900), English footballer *

Urian Oakes Urian Oakes (1631 – July 25, 1681) was an English-born American Congregational minister and educator who served as the fourth president of Harvard College. Early life The son of Edward and Jane Oakes, he was born in England in 1631 or 1632 ...

(1631–1681), English-born American minister and President of Harvard College *

Warren Oakes William Warren Oakes (born January 23, 1981) is an American drummer best known for his eight years spent as the drummer for the punk rock band Against Me!. On June 8, 2009, Oakes announced that he was leaving the band to pursue a career as a re ...

(born 1981), American drummer *

William Oakes (botanist) William Oakes (July 1, 1799-July 31, 1848) was an American botanist. William Oakes was born on July 1, 1799. He attended Harvard from 1816 and developed an interest in natural history under the guidance of his tutor, William Dandridge Peck. ...

(1799–1848), American botanist *

William H. Oakes W. H. Oakes (died 1890) was a music publisher in 19th-century Boston, Massachusetts. He published compositions by Daniel Auber, Henry Russell (musician), Henry Russell and others. History Although details of his life remain scarce, ample evid ...

(died 1890), American music publisher

As a given name

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

Oakes Ames Oakes Ames (January 10, 1804 – May 8, 1873) was an American businessman, investor, and politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts. As a congressman, he is credited by many historians as being ...

(1804–1873), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts *

Oakes Ames (botanist) Oakes Ames (; September 26, 1874 – April 28, 1950) was an American biologist specializing in orchids. His estate is now the Borderland State Park in Massachusetts. He was the son of Governor of Massachusetts, Oliver Ames, and grandson of Con ...

(1874–1950), American botanist * Oakes Angier Ames (1829–1899), American businessman and philanthropist *

Oakes Murphy Nathan Oakes Murphy (October 14, 1849 – August 22, 1908) was the tenth and fourteenth Governor of Arizona Territory. As well as the territory's delegate to the House of Representatives. Born in Jefferson, Maine to Benjamin F. Murphy and Luc ...

(1849–1908), Governor of the Arizona Territory

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* Surname Database.
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