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Wright

in New Jersey

There are 5,879 people with the last name "Wright" in New Jersey.

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Ranking in New Jersey

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Wright 44
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  1. is 40th most common Walker
  2. is 41st most common Shah
  3. is 42nd most common Scott
  4. is 43rd most common Cohen
  5. is 44th most common Wright
  6. is 45th most common Ortiz
  7. is 46th most common Allen
  8. is 47th most common Campbell
  9. is 48th most common Ramos

Most Common First Names for Wright

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

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 Jersey

Since June 2009
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Most Popular Search

William Wright, NJ (9 searches)
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