Wright
See also: wright
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɹaɪt/
Proper noun
Wright (plural Wrights)
- A British occupational surname from a maker of machinery; found in many combinations such as Cartwright.
- An American surname; also a confused anglicization of the French le droit.
Derived terms
- Homer-Wright rosette
- Wright County
- Wright-Giemsa stain
- Wrightian
- Wright's stain
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Wright is the 35th 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.