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Wright

in Washington DC

There are 868 people with the last name "Wright" in Washington DC.

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Ranking in Washington DC

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Wright 27
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  1. is 23rd most common Walker
  2. is 24th most common Carter
  3. is 25th most common Hill
  4. is 26th most common Scott
  5. is 27th most common Wright
  6. is 28th most common Martin
  7. is 29th most common Clark
  8. is 30th most common Allen
  9. is 31st most common Hall

Most Common First Names for Wright

James, William, David, Mary, Michael, Donald, Elizabeth, Thomas, Brian

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 DC

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James Wright, DC (9 searches)
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