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Wright

in Kansas

There are 3,324 people with the last name "Wright" in Kansas.

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Ranking in Kansas

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Wright 29
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  1. is 25th most common Young
  2. is 26th most common Schmidt
  3. is 27th most common Hall
  4. is 28th most common King
  5. is 29th most common Wright
  6. is 30th most common Adams
  7. is 31st most common Hill
  8. is 32nd most common Robinson
  9. is 33rd most common Garcia

Most Common First Names for Wright

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

Since June 2009
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David Wright, KS (7 searches)
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