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Wright

in Nevada

There are 2,364 people with the last name "Wright" in Nevada.

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Ranking in Nevada

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Wright 38
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  1. is 34th most common Gomez
  2. is 35th most common Robinson
  3. is 36th most common Allen
  4. is 37th most common Hill
  5. is 38th most common Wright
  6. is 39th most common Hall
  7. is 40th most common Scott
  8. is 41st most common Adams
  9. is 42nd most common Torres

Most Common First Names for Wright

David, Robert, John, Richard, William, James, Michael, 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 Nevada

Since June 2009
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David Wright, NV (9 searches)
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