Last name Oades (Oades 
) , across the world, is a rare surname. The cognomen Oades is characteristic of New Zealand, where it is a rare surname, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia. Very seldom, Oades is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Oades | Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States, Canada |
| emily w. oades (b. 1836) |
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| sydney a. oades British flying ace (1890-1961), GB (b. 1890) |
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| robert d oades researcher (ORCID 0000-0001-6151-5559) |
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| roslyn oades Australian actress, puppeteer and theater maker, AU |
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| lindsay oades Australian public policy strategist, author and academic researcher |
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| j. malcolm oades Australian academic, AU |
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