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Wright

in Oklahoma

There are 6,300 people with the last name "Wright" in Oklahoma.

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Ranking in Oklahoma

NameRank
Wright 27
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  1. is 23rd most common Roberts
  2. is 24th most common Scott
  3. is 25th most common Lewis
  4. is 26th most common Hall
  5. is 27th most common Wright
  6. is 28th most common Lee
  7. is 29th most common King
  8. is 30th most common Young
  9. is 31st most common Green

Most Common First Names for Wright

James, Robert, John, David, Michael, Jerry, Richard, William, Kenneth, Larry

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 Oklahoma

Since June 2009
2,241

Most Popular Search

James Wright, OK (75 searches)
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