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Wright

in Tennessee

There are 10,990 people with the last name "Wright" in Tennessee.

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Ranking in Tennessee

NameRank
Wright 24
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  1. is 20th most common Hall
  2. is 21st most common Clark
  3. is 22nd most common Phillips
  4. is 23rd most common Hill
  5. is 24th most common Wright
  6. is 25th most common Allen
  7. is 26th most common Lewis
  8. is 27th most common Young
  9. is 28th most common Campbell

Most Common First Names for Wright

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

Since June 2009
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James Wright, TN (96 searches)
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