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.
6. Places in the Philippines, named after Luke Edward Wright:
   1. A barangay of Tapaz, Capiz, Philippines

      Coordinate terms: Abangay, Acuña, Agcococ, Aglinab, Aglupacan, Agpalali, Apero, Artuz, Bag-Ong Barrio, Bato-bato, Buri, Camburanan, Candelaria, Carida, Cristina, Da-an Banwa, Da-an Norte, Da-an Sur, Garcia, Gebio-an, Hilwan, Initan, Katipunan, Lagdungan, Lahug, Libertad, Mabini, Maliao, Malitbog, Minan, Nayawan, Poblacion, Rizal Norte, Rizal Sur, Roosevelt, Roxas, Salong, San Antonio, San Francisco, San Jose, San Julian, San Miguel Ilawod, San Miguel Ilaya, San Nicolas, San Pedro, San Roque, San Vicente, Santa Ana, Santa Petronila, Senonod, Siya, Switch, Tabon, Tacayan, Taft, Taganghin, Taslan, Wright — barangays of Tapaz

   2. Former name of Paranas (a municipality of Samar, Philippines).

Derived terms

• Fort Wright
• Homer-Wright rosette
• Wright County
• Wright-Giemsa stain
• Wrightian
• Wright's beebrush (Aloysia wrightii)
• Wright's stain
• Wrightstown
• Wrightsville

Descendants

• Translingual: Wright Mons, wrightii, wrighti

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.