Oakes Family History
Oakes Surname Meaning
English: topographic name a variant of Oak with either an original plural -s or an excescent -s added later to the surname.
Irish (Louth Wexford): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Dubhdara ‘son of Dubhdara’ a personal name composed of the elements dubh ‘dark’ + dara(ch) genitive of dair ‘oak’ by translation of the main element of the Gaelic name.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022