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Wright

in Washington

There are 6,677 people with the last name "Wright" in Washington.

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Ranking in Washington

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Wright 33
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  1. is 29th most common Young
  2. is 30th most common Scott
  3. is 31st most common Jackson
  4. is 32nd most common King
  5. is 33rd most common Wright
  6. is 34th most common Campbell
  7. is 35th most common Hill
  8. is 36th most common Adams
  9. is 37th most common Martinez

Most Common First Names for Wright

Robert, James, David, John, Michael, William, Richard, Charles, Gary, 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 Washington

Since June 2009
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Robert Wright, WA (84 searches)
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