Oaks is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Oaks
No. of characters: 4
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Oaks

How popular is Oaks?

Oaks is common in United States.

Oaks is ranked 51805 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Oaks bearers increased by 2.864509 per cent in 2010 US census to 7182 since 2000, the surname slipped by 257 spots and ranked at 4903. The last name was found in around 24 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 87.27 88.69
Black 7.56 7.58
Hispanic or Latino 2.16 1.17
Others 2.01 1.55
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7 0.66
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.31 0.36
Oaks is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in United States which signifies that it is originated from United States. Around 9122 people have been found who wears Oaks as their family name. Oaks is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
381,097 Ukraine4
32,695 Nigeria3
6,779 Nicaragua3
46,068 Philippines3
10,686 Costa Rica3
32,086 Mexico3
82,478 South Africa2
1,500,361 India2
131,225 Spain2
20,595 China2
5,443 Dominican Republic2
9,272 Ecuador2
29,046 Japan1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
30,360 Thailand1
58,885 Poland1
7,110 Bosnia1
2,211 Brunei1
897,276 Russia1
31,584 Peru1
31,207 Ireland1
81,201 Switzerland1
2,613 The Bahamas1
277,603 France1
17,236 Ghana1
16,640 Hong Kong1
18,969 Wales1
12,745 Luxembourg1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
41,256 Australia50
11,685 Singapore24
20,041 New Zealand24
78,557 Netherlands13
Countries with hundreds of Oaks:
23,245 England215
18,500 Canada195
56,243 Brazil175
71,225 Germany134
Countries with thousands of Oaks:
4,807 United States8,245
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Anne Oaks hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 19 years old embarked for USA from Drogheda on Janet and arrived on October 10, 1848. Thomas Oaks (33) Farmer, 22 years old Matilda Oaks, James Oaks, aged 30, James Oaks, aged 55, Mary Oaks, aged 50, Pat Oaks (27) Workman, Ann Oaks (24) Maid, Mary Oaks (Born at sea) Infant, and 8 other Oaks around 42.86% of whom were workman while others worked as servant migrated to US.

Oaks Namesakes

  • Geoffrey Lawrence, 1st Baron Oaksey, Judge
  • Jenny Oaks Baker, Violinist
  • Geoffrey Lawrence, 1st Baron Oaksey, Judge
  • Blakely Oaks, Actress
  • Breanne Oaks, Actress
  • Brittany Oaks, Actress
  • Brittany Oaks, Actress
  • Jenny Oaks Baker, Violinist
  • Dallin H. Oaks, Author
  • Dallin D. Oaks, Author

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