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Wright

in Illinois

There are 11,206 people with the last name "Wright" in Illinois.

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Ranking in Illinois

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Wright 36
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  1. is 32nd most common Allen
  2. is 33rd most common Perez
  3. is 34th most common Hill
  4. is 35th most common Scott
  5. is 36th most common Wright
  6. is 37th most common King
  7. is 38th most common Hall
  8. is 39th most common Green
  9. is 40th most common Adams

Most Common First Names for Wright

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

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 Illinois

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James Wright, IL (98 searches)
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