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Wright

in Rhode Island

There are 717 people with the last name "Wright" in Rhode Island.

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Ranking in Rhode Island

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Wright 79
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  1. is 75th most common Phillips
  2. is 76th most common Soares
  3. is 77th most common Roy
  4. is 78th most common Correia
  5. is 79th most common Wright
  6. is 80th most common Campbell
  7. is 81st most common Scott
  8. is 82nd most common Roberts
  9. is 83rd most common Oliveira

Most Common First Names for Wright

John, David, Thomas, James, Barbara, Steven, Elizabeth, Robert, Carol, Charles

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 Rhode Island

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John Wright, RI (9 searches)
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