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Wright

in Indiana

There are 9,021 people with the last name "Wright" in Indiana.

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Ranking in Indiana

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Wright 21
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  1. is 17th most common White
  2. is 18th most common Baker
  3. is 19th most common Hall
  4. is 20th most common Harris
  5. is 21st most common Wright
  6. is 22nd most common Allen
  7. is 23rd most common King
  8. is 24th most common Scott
  9. is 25th most common Lewis

Most Common First Names for Wright

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

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 Indiana

Since June 2009
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James Wright, IN (95 searches)
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