Researching Dan Oates
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 4667 people with the Oates surname? In that year Oates was ranked number 908 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Dan means "Form of DANIEL - God is my judge" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Dan Oates on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Dan Oates and the Oates Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 5305 people with the Oates surname in the UK? Oates is now ranked number 1114 for popularity in the UK. |
Oates Family History Databases
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Oates Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Oates surname in the USA? Oates is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Dan Oates
Dan Oates
Daniel J. Oates (born January 2, 1955) is the former Police Chief of Miami Beach. He is also the former Police Chief of Aurora, Colorado He was also formerly the Chief of Police and Safety Services Administrator for the City of Ann Arbor, Michigan. Oates was appointed Chief of Police on August 20, 2001 after serving 21 years in the New York Police Department. In August 2002, Oates became Ann Arbor's first Safety Services Administrator. He is a charter member of the federal Criminal Intelligence Coordinating Council. While with the Aurora Police Department, he was responsible for the criminal investigation of a 2012 mass shooting at a local movie theater, which was one of the largest mass shootings in American history.
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Other names that sound a bit like Oates
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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