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Origins Available: English-Alt, English Where did the English Oakden family come from? What is the English Oakden family crest and coat of arms? When did the Oakden family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Oakden family history? The name Oakden is part of the ancient legacy of the Anglo Saxon tribes of Britain. It is a product of when the family lived near an oak valley, or came from the place called Ogden, in West Yorkshire. Oakden is a local surname, which belongs to the category of hereditary surnames. There are a variety of types of local surnames, some of which include: topographic surnames, which could be given to a person who lived beside any physical feature, such as a hill, stream, church or type of tree. Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties. The surname Oakden derives from the Old English words "ac" and "denu," which mean "oak" and "valley," respectively. The surname Oakden originated in Somerset, but became prominent in Lancashire, where members of the family had been settled since the early Middle Ages.Spelling variations of this family name include: Ogden, Okden, Oakden, Ogdon and others. First found in Lancashire where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Oakden research. Another 273 words(20 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Oakden History in all our PDF Extended History products. More information is included under the topic Early Oakden Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: David Ogden settled in Delaware Bay in 1682; Randall Ogden arrived in Barbados in 1634; John Ogden arrived in Connecticut in 1635; Charles, David, Emmanual, Henry, James, John, Samuel, Robert and William Ogden all arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1860..
The Oakden Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Oakden Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname. This page was last modified on 27 October 2010 at 13:53. ©2000-2012 Swyrich Corporation. See Terms of Use for details. houseofnames.com is an internet property owned by Swyrich Corporation. Tools
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