How common is the last name Oakes?

17,086 people in the United States have the last name Oakes, about 1 in 17,494. It ranks #2,061 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

OAKES

#2,061

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
17,086
About
1 in 17,494
This common or more
48.1%
Who bears it

Of the 17,086 people with the last name Oakes, 87.7% reported their origin as White, 3.6% as Black and 3.6% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Oakes

#2,059 Roque · 17,108#2,060 Cavazos · 17,098#2,062 Her · 17,085#2,063 Ashby · 17,084

Also a first name

As a first name, Oakes ranks #46,679 of 53,615, with 142 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2025, with 56 births. See Oakes as a first name

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