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Wright

in New Mexico

There are 1,781 people with the last name "Wright" in New Mexico.

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Ranking in New Mexico

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Wright 67
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  1. is 63rd most common Harris
  2. is 64th most common Montano
  3. is 65th most common Maestas
  4. is 66th most common Armijo
  5. is 67th most common Wright
  6. is 68th most common King
  7. is 69th most common Madrid
  8. is 70th most common Walker
  9. is 71st most common Lovato

Most Common First Names for Wright

John, James, Robert, David, Charles, William, Patricia, Richard, Michael, 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 Mexico

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John Wright, NM (9 searches)
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