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Wright

in Iowa

There are 3,140 people with the last name "Wright" in Iowa.

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Ranking in Iowa

NameRank
Wright 30
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  1. is 26th most common Petersen
  2. is 27th most common Allen
  3. is 28th most common Walker
  4. is 29th most common Hall
  5. is 30th most common Wright
  6. is 31st most common Schmidt
  7. is 32nd most common Scott
  8. is 33rd most common Adams
  9. is 34th most common Hanson

Most Common First Names for Wright

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

Since June 2009
1,378

Most Popular Search

Robert Wright, IA (9 searches)
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