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Wright

in Florida

There are 19,156 people with the last name "Wright" in Florida.

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Ranking in Florida

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Wright 38
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  1. is 34th most common Lee
  2. is 35th most common Allen
  3. is 36th most common Torres
  4. is 37th most common King
  5. is 38th most common Wright
  6. is 39th most common Young
  7. is 40th most common Green
  8. is 41st most common Roberts
  9. is 42nd most common Scott

Most Common First Names for Wright

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

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 Florida

Since June 2009
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Most Popular Search

James Wright, FL (92 searches)
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