Wright

Where Wright comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Wright.

Wright through the years
  1. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #909 among boys, with 5 babies in the first year on record.
  2. 1899
    Peak, #521
    14 babies named Wright, its best rank.
  3. 1900
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #1,050.
  4. 1910
    Wright Morris born
    American photographer and novelist
  5. 1953
    Wright Massey born
    American businessman
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Wright Morris · American photographer and novelist, 1910–1998
  • Wright Massey · American businessman, born 1953
  • Wright Robinson · British trade unionist and politician, 1876–1961
  • Wright Lorimer · American actor, 1874–1911

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.