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Wright

in Massachusetts

There are 4,458 people with the last name "Wright" in Massachusetts.

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Ranking in Massachusetts

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Wright 66
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  1. is 62nd most common Walker
  2. is 63rd most common Cruz
  3. is 64th most common Scott
  4. is 65th most common Green
  5. is 66th most common Wright
  6. is 67th most common Foley
  7. is 68th most common Ferreira
  8. is 69th most common Fitzgerald
  9. is 70th most common Wood

Most Common First Names for Wright

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

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 Massachusetts

Since June 2009
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Most Popular Search

Robert Wright, MA (9 searches)
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