Oakes is a surname of Anglo-Saxon origin, meaning someone who lives by an oak tree or oak wood. It originates from the Old English word 'ac' meaning oak. The first recorded mention of the surname is in Somerset.
Alan Oakes (born 1962), English football player and coachAlf Oakes (1901–1967), English footballerAndy Oakes (born 1952), English authorAndy Oakes (born 1977), English former footballerBlackford Oakes, fictional protagonist in a series of books by William F. Buckley, Jr.Bunny Oakes (1898–1970), American football player and coachCharles Oakes (1861–1928), Australian politicianCharles Oakes (cricketer) (1912–2007), English cricketerCoralee Oakes (born 1972), Canadian politicianDan'l Danehy Oakes (born 1958), American authorDanny Oakes (1911–2007), American racing driverDavid Oakes (born 1983), British actorDennis Oakes (born 1946), English former cricketer and footballerDon Oakes (born 1938), former American footballerDon Oakes (1928–1977), English professional footballerEdwin Randolph Oakes (1818–1889), Canadian politicianElizabeth Oakes Smith (1806–1893), American poet, writer, and women's rights activistGary Oakes (born 1958), British former athleteGeoffrey Oakes (born 1938), English former Rugby league playerGeorge Oakes (Australian politician) (1813–1881), Australian politicianGeorge Oakes (Wisconsin) (1861–1937), American politicianGordon Oakes (1931–2005), British politicianSir Harry Oakes, 1st Baronet (1874–1943), British-Canadian entrepreneurHeather Oakes (born 1959), English former athleteSir Henry Oakes, 2nd Baronet (1756–1827), British lieutenant-generalSir Hildebrand Oakes, 1st Baronet (1754–1822), British army Lieutenant-General who served during the American War of IndependenceJack Oakes (1905–1992), English footballerJackie Oakes (1919–1995), Scottish footballerJames L. Oakes (1924–2007), American senior circuit judgeJill Oakes (born 1984), American soccer playerJimmy Oakes (1902–1992), English former footballerJohn B. Oakes (1913–2001), American journalistJohn Cogswell Oakes (1906–1982), US Army Lieutenant GeneralJohn Wright Oakes (1820–1887), English landscape painterJudy Oakes (born 1958), British Olympic athleteKaya Oakes, American poet and fiction writerKeith Oakes (born 1956), English former footballerLaurie Oakes (born 1943), Australian journalistLee Oakes (born 1976), English actorMaud Oakes (1903–1990), American ethnologistMeredith Oakes (born 1946), Australian playwrightMichael Oakes (born 1973), English former footballerOliver Oakes (born 1988), English former motor racing driverRandi Oakes (born 1951), American actress and fashion modelRebel Oakes (1883–1948), American baseball playerRichard Oakes (1942–1972), Native American Mohawk activistRichard Oakes (born 1976), English guitarist for alternative rock band SuedeScott Oakes (born 1972), English former footballerSimon Oakes (cricketer) (born 1974), English former cricketerSimon Oakes, English CEO of Hammer FilmsStacy Erwin Oakes (born 1973), American politicianStefan Oakes (born 1978), English former professional footballerThomas Oakes (1644–1719), American physician and politicianThomas Oakes (died 1823), American engineerThomas Fletcher Oakes (1843–1919), American President of the Northern Pacific RailwayThomas Oakes (1874–after 1900), English footballerUrian Oakes (1631–1681), English-born American minister and President of Harvard CollegeWarren Oakes (born 1981), American drummerWilliam H. Oakes (died 1890), American music publisher