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Wright

in Minnesota

There are 3,087 people with the last name "Wright" in Minnesota.

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Ranking in Minnesota

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Wright 66
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  1. is 62nd most common Harris
  2. is 63rd most common Pederson
  3. is 64th most common Campbell
  4. is 65th most common Nguyen
  5. is 66th most common Wright
  6. is 67th most common Gustafson
  7. is 68th most common Roberts
  8. is 69th most common Kelly
  9. is 70th most common Green

Most Common First Names for Wright

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

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 Minnesota

Since June 2009
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David Wright, MN (8 searches)
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