Oakey
English
editAlternative forms
edit- (surname): Okey
Etymology
editTwo possible origins:
- From the Old Norse personal name Áki.
- English topographic surname composed of the Middle English elements ook (“oak”) and hegge (“hedge, bush, shrub”).
Proper noun
editOakey (countable and uncountable, plural Oakeys)
- A surname.
- A rural town in Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Oakey is the 39555th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 556 individuals. Oakey is most common among White (92.63%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Oakey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Categories:
- English terms derived from Old Norse
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- English surnames
- en:Towns in Queensland
- en:Towns in Australia
- en:Places in Queensland
- en:Places in Australia
- English surnames from Old Norse
- English surnames from Middle English