'''Noakes''' is a surname of English origin.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/noakes|title = Surname Database|date = |accessdate = 13 Aug 2014|website = Surname Database: Noakes|publisher = The Internet Surname Database|last = |first = }}</ref> 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 *Sam Noakes (born 1997), English professional boxer *Sean Noakes (born 1995), English professional boxer *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== *{{in title|Noakes}} *Noake (disambiguation) *Nokes (disambiguation)
==References== {{Reflist}}
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Category:English-language surnames