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Wright

in Texas

There are 22,916 people with the last name "Wright" in Texas.

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Ranking in Texas

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Wright 49
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  1. is 45th most common Young
  2. is 46th most common Scott
  3. is 47th most common Robinson
  4. is 48th most common King
  5. is 49th most common Wright
  6. is 50th most common Adams
  7. is 51st most common Morales
  8. is 52nd most common Mitchell
  9. is 53rd most common Baker

Most Common First Names for Wright

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

Since June 2009
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Most Popular Search

James Wright, TX (95 searches)
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