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Wright

in Michigan

There are 11,383 people with the last name "Wright" in Michigan.

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Ranking in Michigan

NameRank
Wright 24
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  1. is 20th most common Hall
  2. is 21st most common Allen
  3. is 22nd most common Lewis
  4. is 23rd most common Walker
  5. is 24th most common Wright
  6. is 25th most common Young
  7. is 26th most common Hill
  8. is 27th most common King
  9. is 28th most common Baker

Most Common First Names for Wright

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

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 Michigan

Since June 2009
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James Wright, MI (95 searches)
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