Oates Family Crest and Name History

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The Ancient History Of The Distinguished Surname Oates

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Where did the English Oates family come from? What is the English coat of arms/family crest? When did the Oates family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?

The name of the Oates family is derived from the Old French personal names Odes, Otes, Odon, and Otton. These are all derived from the Old German names "Odo" and "Otto," which literally mean "riches." Occasionally, the name Oates is a local surname derived from the settlement of Ott in Belgium.

Spelling variations of this family name include: Oates, Oats, Otes, Otis, Oaten, Otten, Oadt, Otton, Oton and many more.

First found in Cornwall where they were seated from early times and their first records appeared on the census rolls taken by the ancient Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Greg Oates who settled in Virginia in 1637; Mary Oates settled in Virginia in 1721; George Oates settled in Savannah in 1822; Michael Oat settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1733.

For more information on the last name Oates, the PDF Surname History is available for purchase as well as other products.

Suggested Readings for the name Oates

The Art of Collecting Genealogy and History by Addison For Oates.
Oates-Earle and Related Families by William L. Winbarger.

Some noteworthy people of the name Oates

James Oates, American Lawyer
John Oates (b. 1948), American musician and producer, of Hall & Oates
Joyce Carol Oates (b. 1938), American Writer
Joyce Oates (b. 1938), American Writer
Sir Thomas Oates, Governor of St. Helena
Lawrence Edward Grace Oates (1880-1912), English explorer who set out in 1910 with Robert Scott's Antarctic expedition but failed to return

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Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist

We have researched the Oates family crest in the most recognized sources. Before an artist or craftsman can render a family crest, it must exist. In other words the crest must have been designed and recorded by the heralds from time immemorial.

Heraldic designs matriculated by the lay-artist in many cases becomes uninspired, meretricious and even ugly...

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Family Crests: Timeline

Many of the symbols adopted into armory have been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians, but heraldry itself did not begin until the 11th century. In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded family crest was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...

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Family Crests: Elements

In the Oates coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement. Again the Family Crest is just part of the story of Coats of Arms or Heraldry. Heraldry is defined as the hereditary art or science of blazoning, the description is appropriate technical terms of Coats-of-Arms and other heraldic and armorial insignia, and is of very ancient origin...

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Family Crests and Genealogy: how they relate

We encourage you to study the Oates genealogy to find out if you descend from someone who bore a particular family crest. Anyone making a study of heraldry usually becomes interested in Genealogy or seeking legal claim to a particular family crest. No families, not even the royal houses, can make sound claim to the right to bear arms unless a proven connection is established through attested Genealogical records...

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The Oates Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Oates 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.