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Wright

in Colorado

There are 4,921 people with the last name "Wright" in Colorado.

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Ranking in Colorado

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Wright 38
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  1. is 34th most common Baker
  2. is 35th most common Chavez
  3. is 36th most common Peterson
  4. is 37th most common Hall
  5. is 38th most common Wright
  6. is 39th most common Adams
  7. is 40th most common Hill
  8. is 41st most common Scott
  9. is 42nd most common King

Most Common First Names for Wright

Robert, David, Michael, James, John, William, Richard, Thomas, Gary, 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 Colorado

Since June 2009
1,868

Most Popular Search

Robert Wright, CO (8 searches)
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