Noakes Explained

Noakes is a surname of English origin.^[1] It means "near the oaks". Notable people with the surname include:

• Andrew Noakes, British academic and writer
• Benedict Grant Noakes (born 1965), British television producer
• Catherine Noakes, British engineer
• Chris Noakes (born 1985), New Zealand rugby union player
• David Noakes (born 1953), English businessman and political candidate
• Edward Noakes (1863–1944), English clergyman
• George Noakes (1924–2008), Bishop of St Davids and Archbishop of Wales
• John Noakes (1934–2017), British actor, presenter and television personality
• John Noakes (cricketer) (1802–1840), English cricketer
• Kim Noakes (born 1982), New Zealand field hockey player
• Michael Noakes (1933–2018), English artist and portrait painter
• Rab Noakes (1947–2022), Scottish singer-songwriter
• Ray Noakes (1906–1928), executed for the murder of Fred N. Selak, the Hermit of Grand Lake, Colorado
• Roy Noakes (1936–2002), British sculptor
• Sheila Noakes, Baroness Noakes (born 1949), British Conservative politician and former corporate executive
• Tim Noakes (born 1949), professor of exercise and sports science at the University of Cape Town
• Vivien Noakes (1937–2011), English writer and literary critic

Fictional characters

• Camilla "Chummy" Noakes, from the British television series Call the Midwife
• John Noakes (pseudonym), or John O'Noakes, or John Nokes, a fictitious name for a person involved in litigation (see John Doe)

See also

• • Noake (disambiguation)
• Nokes (disambiguation)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Surname Database. 13 Aug 2014. Surname Database: Noakes. The Internet Surname Database.