Wright

in California

There are 20,204 people with the last name "Wright" in California.

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Ranking in California

NameRank
Wright 69
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  1. is 65th most common Scott
  2. is 66th most common Medina
  3. is 67th most common King
  4. is 68th most common Hall
  5. is 69th most common Wright
  6. is 70th most common Vargas
  7. is 71st most common Singh
  8. is 72nd most common Baker
  9. is 73rd most common Hill

Most Common First Names for Wright

Robert, James, David, John, William, Michael, Richard, Charles



Meaning & History

English, Scottish, and northern Irish: occupational name for a maker of machinery, mostly in wood, of any of a wide range of kinds, from Old English wyrhta, wryhta ‘craftsman’ (a derivative of wyrcan ‘to work or make’). The term is found in various combinations (for example, Cartwright and Wainwright), but when used in isolation it generally referred to a builder of windmills or watermills.

Common New England Americanized form of French Le Droit, a nickname for an upright person, a man of probity, from Old French droit ‘right’, in which there has been confusion between the homophones right and wright.


Recent Searches for "Wright" in California

Since June 2009
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Robert Wright, CA (94 searches)

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