Origins of the Oakley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 193North West 163Isle of Man 8Yorkshire 511East Midlands 324West Midlands 1468East 595London 1317South East 556South West 209South Wales 141Mid Wales 30West Wales 7North Wales 11Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Oakleys lived in west-midlands

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    7,600 Oakley Travel & migration records
    66,000 Oakleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Oakley

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    723rd most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Oakley surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Oakley first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Oakleys

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Oakleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    251

    General Servant Domestic

    184

    Laundress

    155

    Domestic Servant

    153

    General Servant

    132

    Commmon male occupations for Oakleys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    413

    General Labourer

    279

    Coal Miner

    266

    Farm Labourer

    218

    Bricklayer

    178

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