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Oates


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Origin Of The Surname Oates

Meaning Of The Surname Oates

Descendant of Ode

Interesting Facts About Oates

Oates came about as a variation on Ode, a popular forename in medieval England. Oates contains the suffix ‘es’ which makes it patronymic. Patronymic surnames were given to pass the forename of a man down to his kin. People with the surname Oates would be descendants of a man with the forename Oat or Ode.

Oates Statistics

Oates is the number 1427 ranked surname in the United Kingdom. According to our statistics around 7,574 share the surname Oates in the UK.

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