How common is the last name Wright?

443,210 people in the United States have the last name Wright, about 1 in 674. It ranks #37 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

WRIGHT

#37

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
443,210
About
1 in 674
This common or more
10.4%
Who bears it

Of the 443,210 people with the last name Wright, 63.1% reported their origin as White, 27.5% as Black and 4.8% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Wright

#35 Allen · 465,583#36 King · 453,539#38 Torres · 435,998#39 Flores · 426,965

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Wright, most common first.

#87,312 Wraight · 229

Also a first name

As a first name, Wright ranks #13,210 of 53,615, with 920 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1915, with 35 births. See Wright as a first name

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