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Wright

in Vermont

There are 1,227 people with the last name "Wright" in Vermont.

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Ranking in Vermont

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Wright 14
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  1. is 10th most common Jones
  2. is 11th most common Allen
  3. is 12th most common Thompson
  4. is 13th most common Young
  5. is 14th most common Wright
  6. is 15th most common Baker
  7. is 16th most common Anderson
  8. is 17th most common Parker
  9. is 18th most common King

Most Common First Names for Wright

David, William, John, Michael, Richard, Robert, James, Arthur, Barbara

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 Vermont

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David Wright, VT (9 searches)
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