How common is the last name Oakley?

16,588 people in the United States have the last name Oakley, about 1 in 18,019. It ranks #2,123 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

OAKLEY

#2,123

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
16,588
About
1 in 18,019
This common or more
48.5%
Who bears it

Of the 16,588 people with the last name Oakley, 81.4% reported their origin as White, 9.7% as Black and 4.3% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Oakley

#2,121 Vernon · 16,596#2,122 Bernstein · 16,594#2,124 Flood · 16,576#2,125 Staples · 16,569

Also a first name

As a first name, Oakley ranks #2,450 of 53,615, with 10,116 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2024, with 2,692 births. See Oakley as a first name

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