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Wright

in Connecticut

There are 2,783 people with the last name "Wright" in Connecticut.

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Ranking in Connecticut

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Wright 44
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  1. is 40th most common Adams
  2. is 41st most common Nelson
  3. is 42nd most common Green
  4. is 43rd most common Mitchell
  5. is 44th most common Wright
  6. is 45th most common Walker
  7. is 46th most common Roberts
  8. is 47th most common Campbell
  9. is 48th most common Diaz

Most Common First Names for Wright

Robert, James, John, William, David, Michael, Richard, Mary, Thomas, 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 Connecticut

Since June 2009
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Robert Wright, CT (9 searches)
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