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Wright

in Wisconsin

There are 3,395 people with the last name "Wright" in Wisconsin.

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Ranking in Wisconsin

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Wright 66
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  1. is 62nd most common Zimmerman
  2. is 63rd most common Cook
  3. is 64th most common Martinez
  4. is 65th most common Berg
  5. is 66th most common Wright
  6. is 67th most common Hernandez
  7. is 68th most common Collins
  8. is 69th most common Mitchell
  9. is 70th most common Turner

Most Common First Names for Wright

James, Robert, William, John, Thomas, Richard, David, Mary, Michael, Steven

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 Wisconsin

Since June 2009
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James Wright, WI (7 searches)
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