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Oak Family History

Oak Name Meaning
English: topographic name for someone who lived near an oak tree or in an oak wood, from Middle English oke ‘oak’, also used in the singular in a collective sense. In some cases the surname may be a habitational name from minor places named with this word, such as Oake in Somerset. It is possible that it was sometimes also used as a nickname for someone ‘as strong as oak’.Indian (Maharashtra): Hindu (Brahman) name of unknown meaning.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press

78,171 Historical Documents & Family Trees with Oak
20,724 Census and Voter Lists
1,226 Immigration Records
30,976 Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
18,624 Member Family Trees
6,621 Military Records

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Name Distribution of Oak Families

  • Number of Oak families
     14 - 26
     5 - 13
     1 - 4
     
    from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
  • Number of Oak families
     29 - 56
     10 - 28
     1 - 9
     
    from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
  • Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Oak last name
    from the 1891 Scotland Census Data

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Oak Family Origin

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Oak Immigration Information

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Average Life Expectancy for Oak

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Oak Family Occupations

from 1880 Federal Census Data

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