Wright

in New Hampshire

There are 1,483 people with the last name "Wright" in New Hampshire.

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Ranking in New Hampshire

NameRank
Wright 29
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  1. is 25th most common Robinson
  2. is 26th most common Allen
  3. is 27th most common Collins
  4. is 28th most common Nelson
  5. is 29th most common Wright
  6. is 30th most common Hill
  7. is 31st most common Chase
  8. is 32nd most common Stevens
  9. is 33rd most common Mitchell

Most Common First Names for Wright

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



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 New Hampshire

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David Wright, NH (9 searches)

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