Oakden History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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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.

Early Origins of the Oakden family

The surname Oakden was first found in West Yorkshire at Ogden, a small hamlet north of Halifax. Historically part of Lancashire, this hamlet was where Elias de Akeden, de Aggeden was listed the Assize Rolls of that shire in 1246. Almost one hundred years later, Richard de Okeden was listed in the Subsidy Rolls of Lancashire in 1332. 1 "This family name, so familiar to South Lancashire, sprang up in the neighbourhood of Crompton and [in the] parish of Rochdale." 2 The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 list John de Okedon in Yorkshire.

Early History of the Oakden family

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Oakden Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Ogden, Okden, Oakden, Ogdon and others.

Early Notables of the Oakden family

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Oakden migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Oakden Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Philip Oakden, who arrived in Holdfast Bay, Australia aboard the ship "John Renwick" in 1837 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Oakden (post 1700) +

Edward Anthony Oakden CMG, British diplomat, British Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (2006-2010), British Ambassador to Jordan in 2015
John Jackson Oakden (1818-1884), English explorer of South Australia, eponym of Oakden Hills, South Australia
Robert Patrick Oakden (1938-2011), English cricketer
Andrew Oakden (b. 1993), English rugby league footballer

Citations +

Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) JOHN RENWICK 1837. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1837JohnRenwick.htm