Okay History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Scotland
Ireland

Early Origins of the Okay family

The surname Okay was first found in Aberdeenshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Obar Dheathain), a historic county, and present day Council Area of Aberdeen, located in the Grampian region of northeastern Scotland, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Okay family

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Okay Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Oag, Oage, Oge, Ogg, Uig, Ogie and others.

Early Notables of the Okay family

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Migration of the Okay family to Ireland

Some of the Okay family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 48 words (3 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Okay family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Ann Oage and her son Edward settled in Virginia in 1618; two years before the "Mayflower"; Thomas and Ann Oage settled in Virginia in 1624; with their son Edward.

Contemporary Notables of the name Okay (post 1700) +

Meral Okay (1959-2012), Turkish actress, film producer and screenwriter
Yaman Okay (1951-1993), Turkish actor who won the 1981 Golden Orange Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in On Fertile Lands