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Origin Of The Surname Wright
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Meaning Of The Surname Wright
Wood Worker
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Interesting
Facts About
Wright
Wright is an occupational surname and comes from the Old English ‘Wrytha’ which was used to describe someone who worked with wood. In this way the surname is similar to Carpenter. The Scottish equivalent is MacIntyre, which means ‘Son of the Carpenter’. Orville and Wilber Wright, known as the Wright brothers, invented and built the first airplane and are perhaps the most famous bearers of the name. |
Wright Statistics
Wright is the number 20 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 171,438 share the surname Wright in the UK.
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