Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
OATS
There are approximately 252 people named Oats in the UK. That makes it the 13,781th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 4 are named Oats.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
Anglo-Saxon
Related and similar surnames
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The Oats surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
OATS. " Oats," says Mr. Ferguson, " I take to be a pluralism, and class it with Ott, Otte, Otto, and the conesponding German names Otte and Otto."