Oakes - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Oakes \o(a)-kes\ is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "near the oak trees". Place name. Also sometimes an anglicization of the German "Ochs", meaning "ox".

Oakes has 3 variant forms: Oak, Oaks and Ochs.

For more information, see also the related name Oakley.

Baby names that sound like Oakes are Jaques, Aegeus, Aigeus, Aigeos, Axe, Jax and Jacques.

Oakes is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Oakes. Click here to compare Oakes with related baby names.