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Wright

in Kentucky

There are 7,451 people with the last name "Wright" in Kentucky.

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Ranking in Kentucky

NameRank
Wright 25
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  1. is 21st most common Jackson
  2. is 22nd most common Howard
  3. is 23rd most common Young
  4. is 24th most common Turner
  5. is 25th most common Wright
  6. is 26th most common Collins
  7. is 27th most common King
  8. is 28th most common Harris
  9. is 29th most common Roberts

Most Common First Names for Wright

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

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 Kentucky

Since June 2009
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James Wright, KY (96 searches)
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