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Wright

in Ohio

There are 13,176 people with the last name "Wright" in Ohio.

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Ranking in Ohio

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Wright 26
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  1. is 22nd most common Young
  2. is 23rd most common Robinson
  3. is 24th most common King
  4. is 25th most common Adams
  5. is 26th most common Wright
  6. is 27th most common Hill
  7. is 28th most common Allen
  8. is 29th most common Walker
  9. is 30th most common Scott

Most Common First Names for Wright

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

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 Ohio

Since June 2009
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James Wright, OH (97 searches)
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