Wright

See also: wright

English

Etymology

English and Scottish occupational surname, from the archaic noun wright (“builder, maker”). Found as the second element of compounds such as Wainwright, Cartwright, etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹaɪt/
• Rhymes: -aɪt
• Homophones: right, rite, write, wright

Proper noun

Wright (countable and uncountable, plural Wrights)

1. A British surname originating as an occupation from a maker of machinery; found in many combinations such as Cartwright.
2. An American surname from French; also a confused anglicization of the French le droit.
3. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A census-designated place in Okaloosa County, Florida.
   2. An unincorporated community in Mahaska County, Iowa.
   3. An unincorporated community in Ford County, Kansas.
   4. A minor city in Carlton County, Minnesota.
   5. A town in Schoharie County, New York.
   6. An unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia.
   7. A town in Campbell County, Wyoming.
   8. A number of townships, in Indiana, Iowa (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and South Dakota.
4. A former municipality, now part of Gracefield, Quebec, Canada.
5. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

Derived terms

• Fort Wright
• Homer-Wright rosette
• Wright County
• Wright-Giemsa stain
• Wrightian
• Wright's beebrush
• Wright's stain
• Wrightstown
• Wrightsville

 

Descendants

• Translingual: Wright Mons

Translations

surname

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 賴特／赖特 (zh) (Làitè)

• Russian: Райт (ru) m (Rajt)

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Wright is the 35^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 458,980 individuals. Wright is most common among White (65.8%) and Black/African American (28.2%) individuals.