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Wright

in Mississippi

There are 4,479 people with the last name "Wright" in Mississippi.

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Ranking in Mississippi

NameRank
Wright 42
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  1. is 38th most common Edwards
  2. is 39th most common Adams
  3. is 40th most common Barnes
  4. is 41st most common Scott
  5. is 42nd most common Wright
  6. is 43rd most common Phillips
  7. is 44th most common Rogers
  8. is 45th most common Morgan
  9. is 46th most common Collins

Most Common First Names for Wright

James, John, Robert, William, Charles, Mary, Michael, David, Linda, Willie

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 Mississippi

Since June 2009
1,431

Most Popular Search

James Wright, MS (7 searches)
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