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Wainwright


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Origin Of The Surname Wainwright

Meaning Of The Surname Wainwright

Wagon Maker

Interesting Facts About Wainwright

Wainwright is an occupational surname. We can tell this from the element ‘wright’ which can be found in many occupational surnames and mean ‘maker’. This surname is a compound of the Old English ‘waegn’ and ‘wyrhta’ meaning ‘wagon maker’ and similar to the surname name Cartwright; ‘cart maker’. Rufus Wainwright the Canadian singer and songwriter is a famous bearer of this surname.

Wainwright Statistics

Wainwright is the number 819 ranked surname in the United Kingdom. According to our statistics around 12,095 share the surname Wainwright in the UK.

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