Wright History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Wright

What does the name Wright mean?

From the Boernician clans of the ancient Scottish-English border region comes the name Wright. It is a name for a carpenter. The surname Wright is a derivative of the Old English word wyrhta, which means a worker or, in specific, a woodworker, carpenter, craftsmen of watermills or windmills. In medieval rolls, the name was often Latinized as Faber. 1

Early Origins of the Wright family

The surname Wright was first found in Berwickshire an ancient county of Scotland, presently part of the Scottish Borders Council Area, located in the eastern part of the Borders Region of Scotland, where the Wright family held a seat from ancient times.

Some of the earliest records include Rauf le Wrighte, burgess of Stirling, and Thomas le Whright of Blakenhall in Lanarkshire, who rendered homage to King Edward I of England in 1296, on his brief conquest of Scotland. Richard Wricht or Richard dictus Wright was listed in Aberdeen in 1342 and Malcolm Vrycht was a charter witness there in 1362. In the same year, Robert Wryhyt, a carpenter of Berwick, was employed on the roof of the chapel and hall called "la Blakhalle" of the Castle of Berwick. Richard Wryth was perpetual chaplain of St. Clement the Martyr in Dundee in 1427. 2

Early History of the Wright family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wright research. Another 87 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1342, 1398, 1462, 1492, 1734, 1795, 1797, 1852 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Wright History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Wright Spelling Variations

Spelling rules only evolved in the last few centuries with the invention of the printing press and the first dictionaries. Spelling variations are extremely common in names from before that period. Wright has been spelled Wright, Right, Write, Wrighte and others.

Early Notables of the Wright family

Notable amongst the family name during their early history was

Joseph Wright (1734-1797), a well-known genre and portrait painter from Derby, England, and Fanny Wright (1795-1852), a Scottish abolitionist, social activist, and author

Wright World Ranking

In the United States, the name Wright is the 31^st most popular surname with an estimated 470,043 people with that name. 3 However, in Canada, the name Wright is ranked the 53^rd most popular surname with an estimated 37,603 people with that name. 4 And in France, the name Wright is the 7,489^th popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 5 Australia ranks Wright as 24^th with 51,694 people. 6 New Zealand ranks Wright as 57^th with 5,096 people. 7 The United Kingdom ranks Wright as 12^nd with 137,986 people. 8 South Africa ranks Wright as 691^st with 9,780 people. 9

Migration of the Wright family to Ireland

Some of the Wright family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 89 words (6 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Wright migration to the United States +

After making their great crossing, many Boernician-Scottish families settled along the east coast of North America. When the War of Independence broke out, United Empire Loyalists moved north to Canada while the rest stayed to fight. The ancestors of many of these Scots still populate the continent. This century, through Clan societies and other Scottish organizations, they began to rediscover their collective national heritage. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Wright or a variant listed above:

Wright Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Mr. Robart Wright, aged 45, who arrived in Virginia in 1608 aboard the ship "Swan" 10
Mr. William Wright, from Worcestershire, who arrived in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1621 aboard the ship "Fortune" 10
Robert Wright, who settled in Virginia in 1623 with his wife
Horten Wright, aged 20,who arrived in Virginia sometime between 1624-1625 aboard the ship "Susan" 11
Mr. Richard Wright, (b. 1612), aged 23, British settler traveling aboard the ship "Safety" arriving in Virginia in 1635 12
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Wright Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Dionisius Wright, who arrived in Virginia in 1701 11
George Wright, who arrived in Leeward Islands in 1705 11
John Wright, who immigrated Georgia in 1732
Archibald Wright, who arrived in Georgia in 1744 11
Andrew Wright, aged 20, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1774 11
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Wright Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Benjamin Wright, who landed in America in 1806 11
Catherine Wright, who arrived in New York, NY in 1811 11
Hanse Wright, aged 40, who landed in Tennessee in 1812 11
Absolom Wright, who landed in Washington County, Pennsylvania in 1820 11
Daniel Wright, who landed in New York in 1836 11
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Wright migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wright Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

John Wright, who settled in St. John's, Newfoundland in 1730 13
Mr. Asahel Wright U.E. (b. 1754) born in Mansfield, Connecticut, USA who settled in Eastern District [Cornwall], Ontario c. 1777 then relocated to August, Ontario married to Eva Haynes, he died in 1813 14
Mr. Ebenezer Wright U.E. (b. 1727) born in Windham, Connecticut, USA who settled in Eastern District [Cornwall], Ontario c. 1777 married to Mercy Leach in 1751, he died in 1809 14
Mrs. Ann Wright U.E. who settled in Belle Vue, Beaver Harbour, Charlotte County, New Brunswick c. 1783 14
Mr. Elias Wright U.E. (b. 1749) born in New York, USA who settled in Belle Vue, Beaver Harbour, Charlotte County, New Brunswick c. 1783 he died in 1825 14
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Wright Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Anson Wright, who arrived in Canada in 1830
Thomas Wright, aged 21, a shoemaker, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1833 aboard the ship "Margaret" from London, England
Frank Wright, aged 25, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1834 aboard the brig "Maria" from Cork, Ireland
Mr. David Wright, aged 22 who immigrated to Canada, arriving at the Grosse Isle Quarantine Station in Quebec aboard the ship "John Bolton" departing from the port of Liverpool, England but died on Grosse Isle in July 1847 15
Ms. Ellen Wright, aged 26 who immigrated to Canada, arriving at the Grosse Isle Quarantine Station in Quebec aboard the ship "Larch" departing from the port of Sligo, Ireland but died on Grosse Isle in September 1847 15
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Wright migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Wright Settlers in Australia in the 18th Century

Mr. James Wright, English convict who was convicted in Derby, Derbyshire, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Barwell" in September 1797, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 16
Miss Sarah Wright, (Squires), English convict who was convicted in Surrey, England for 7 years , transported aboard the "Britannia III" on 18th July 1798, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 17

Wright Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. James Wright, British convict who was convicted in Middlesex, England for 7 years for theft, transported aboard the "Calcutta" in February 1803, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 18
Mr. William Wright, British Convict who was convicted in Bristol, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Coromandel" on 4th December 1803, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 19
Mr. William Wright, British Convict who was convicted in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Coromandel" on 4th December 1803, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 19
Thomas Wright, English convict from Dorset, who was transported aboard the "Ann" on August 1809, settling in New South Wales, Australia 20
Mr. Thomas Wright, British Convict who was convicted in Middlesex, England for life, transported aboard the "Earl Spencer" in May 1813, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 21
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Wright Settlers in Australia in the 20th Century

"Mrs. Frances Wright, (b. 1787), aged 41, English cook who was convicted in Middlesex, England for 7 years for stealing, transported aboard the ""Competitor"" on 9th June 1828, arriving in New South Wales, Australia, listed as having 8 children" 22

Wright migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Wright Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

John Wright, who landed in Bay of Islands, New Zealand in 1840
Joseph W Wright, who landed in Bay of Islands, New Zealand in 1840
Charles E Nicol Wright, who landed in Wellington, New Zealand in 1840
Daniel Wright, who landed in Wellington, New Zealand in 1840
George Wright, who landed in Wanganui, New Zealand in 1840
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Wright migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 23

Wright Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

Mr. Lubas Wright, (b. 1619), aged 16, British settler travelling aboard the ship "The Dorset" arriving in Barbados in September 1635 24

Contemporary Notables of the name Wright (post 1700) +

Evan Alan Wright (1964-2024), American writer, known for his extensive reporting on subcultures for Rolling Stone and Vanity Fair, two-time National Magazine Award winner
Gladys Stone Wright (b. 1925), American multiple award winning band director, one of the first woman band directors in the United States, first woman to be inducted into the National Hall of Fame of Distinguished Band Conductors
Gary Malcolm Wright (1943-2023), American musician and composer from Cresskill, New Jersey, best known for his 1976 hit songs "Dream Weaver" and "Love Is Alive"
Douglas S. Wright (1948-2023), American attorney and politician, Mayor of Topeka, Kansas from 1983 to 1989
John Wright (1943-2023), American two-time Academy Award nominated film editor, best known for his work on The Hunt for Red October (1990) and Speed (1994)
Eric Lloyd Wright (1929-2023), American architect, son of Frank Lloyd Wright Jr. and the grandson of the famed Frank Lloyd Wright
James Wright (1939-2022), American writer and academic, President of Dartmouth College and the Eleazar Wheelock Professor of History at Dartmouth
Bernard Wright (1963-2022), American funk and jazz keyboardist and singer who began his career as a session musician and later released four solo albums
Larry Rayfield Wright (1945-2022), American NFL football offensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons, inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, having been inducted in 2006
Jules Winslow Wright (1933-2022), American businessman and politician, Member of the Alaska House of Representatives (1967-1969)
... (Another 84 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Wright family +

Arrow Air Flight 1285

Mr. John R Wright (1962-1985), American Specialist 4th Class from Daleville, Alabama, USA who died in the Arrow Air Flight 1285 crash 25

Bradford City stadium fire

Adrian Mark Wright (1974-1985), from Bradford who attended the Bradford City and Lincoln City Third Division match on 11th May 1985 when the Bradford City stadium fire occurred and he died in the fire

Empress of Ireland

Mr. Alfred Wright (d. 1914), British Assistant Steward from United Kingdom who worked aboard the Empress of Ireland and died in the sinking 26

Halifax Explosion

Mrs. Susan A Wright (1860-1917), Canadian resident from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who died in the Halifax Explosion (1917) 27
Mr. Edward Rufus Wright (1868-1917), Canadian resident from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who died in the Halifax Explosion (1917) 27
Mr. John Richard Wright (1891-1917), Canadian resident from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who died in the Halifax Explosion (1917) 27
Mrs. Mabel Bell Wright (1892-1917), Canadian resident from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who died in the Halifax Explosion (1917) 27

Hillsborough disaster

Graham John Wright (1971-1989), English insurance clerk who was attending the FA Cup semi-final at Hillsborough Stadium, in Sheffield, Yorkshire when the stand allocated area became overcrowded and 96 people were crushed in what is known as the Hillsborough disaster he died from his injuries 28

HMAS Sydney II

Mr. Charles Alan Wright (1917-1941), Australian Able Seaman from Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia, who sailed into battle aboard HMAS Sydney II and died in the sinking 29
Mr. Charles Patrick Wright (1920-1941), Australian Signalman from St. Marys, Tasmania, Australia, who sailed into battle aboard HMAS Sydney II and died in the sinking 29
Mr. Harold Douglas Wright (1923-1941), Australian Assistant Steward from Forster, New South Wales, Australia, who sailed into battle aboard HMAS Sydney II and died in the sinking 29

HMS Cornwall

Thomas Henry Wright (d. 1942), British Able Seaman aboard the HMS Cornwall when she was struck by air bombers and sunk; he died in the sinking 30

HMS Dorsetshire

Frederick Sidney Wright (d. 1945), British Marine aboard the HMS Dorsetshire when she was struck by air bombers and sunk; he died in the sinking 31
S. Shiner Wright, British crew member aboard the HMS Dorsetshire (1945) when she was struck by air bombers and sunk; he survived the sinking 31

HMS Hood

Mr. Thomas C Wright (b. 1910), English Leading Seaman serving for the Royal Navy from Wallingford, Berkshire, England, who sailed into battle and died in the HMS Hood sinking 32
Mr. Stanley W F Wright (b. 1913), English Supply Assistant serving for the Royal Navy from Muswell Hill, Middlesex, England, who sailed into battle and died in the HMS Hood sinking 32
Mr. George Wright (b. 1911), English Yeoman of Signals serving for the Royal Navy from Islfield, Sussex, England, who sailed into battle and died in the HMS Hood sinking 32
Mr. Charles E Wright (b. 1915), English Petty Officer Telegraphist serving for the Royal Navy from Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, who sailed into battle and died in the HMS Hood sinking 32
Mr. Alfred W Wright (b. 1913), English Ordinary Seaman serving for the Royal Navy from Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, who sailed into battle and died in the HMS Hood sinking 32

HMS Prince of Wales

Mr. Stanley Wright, British Stoker 1st Class, who sailed into battle on the HMS Prince of Wales (1941) and died in the sinking 33
Mr. John Wright, British Able Seaman, who sailed into battle on the HMS Prince of Wales (1941) and survived the sinking 33
Mr. Harold Wright, British Stoker 1st Class, who sailed into battle on the HMS Prince of Wales (1941) and survived the sinking 33
Mr. Charles H Wright, British Able Seaman, who sailed into battle on the HMS Prince of Wales (1941) and survived the sinking 33

HMS Repulse

Mr. W V Wright, British Ordinary Seaman, who sailed into battle on the HMS Repulse (1941) and survived the sinking 34
Mr. Kenneth Alvin Wright, British Marine, who sailed into battle on the HMS Repulse (1941) and survived the sinking 34
Mr. Ernest Charles Wright (b. 1910), English Stoker 2ne Class from Southmead, Glouchestershire, England, who sailed into battle on the HMS Repulse (1941) and died in the sinking 34

HMS Royal Oak

Herbert Wright, British Able Seaman with the Royal Navy aboard the HMS Royal Oak (1939) when she was torpedoed by U-47 and sunk; he survived the sinking 35
William George Wright (1920-1939), British Seaman with the Royal Navy aboard the HMS Royal Oak (1939) when she was torpedoed by U-47 and sunk; he died in the sinking 35
Frank Edward Wright (1918-1939), British Leading Seaman with the Royal Navy aboard the HMS Royal Oak (1939) when she was torpedoed by U-47 and sunk; he died in the sinking 35

Ibrox disaster

Peter Wright (1940-1971), Scottish football supporter, from Lanarkshire who was at the Ibrox disaster on 2nd January 1971 when a human crush among the crowd killed 66 and injured 200 people he died of his injuries 36

North Sea Flood

G. T. Wright, British traveler aboard the ferry "Princess Victoria" killed in the North Sea Flood, a major storm surge in 1953

Pan Am Flight 103 (Lockerbie)

Andrew Christopher Gillies Wright (1964-1988), English Site Agent from Surrey, England, who flew aboard the Pan Am Flight 103 from Frankfurt to Detroit, known as the Lockerbie bombing in 1988 and died 37

RMS Lusitania

Miss Mary E. Wright, English 2nd Class passenger residing in New York, New York, USA, who sailed aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and died in the sinking and was recovered 38
Master Harold Joseph Wright, English Steward's Young Assistant from Waterloo, Liverpool, England, who worked aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and died in the sinking 38
Mr. Robert Currie Wright, American 1st Class Passenger from Cleveland, Ohio, USA, who sailed aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and survived the sinking 39
Mr. Walter Wright, Scottish 1st Class Passenger from Scotland, who sailed aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and died in the sinking 39

RMS Titanic

Mr. Frederick Wright (d. 1912), aged 24, English Squash Court Steward from London, England who worked aboard the RMS Titanic and died in the sinking 40
Mr. William Wright, aged 40, English Glory Hole Steward from Southampton, Hampshire who worked aboard the RMS Titanic and survived the sinking by escaping in life boat 13 40
Miss Marion Wright, aged 26, English Second Class passenger from Yeovil, Somerset who sailed aboard the RMS Titanic and survived the sinking escaping on life boat 9 40
Mr. George Wright (d. 1912), aged 62, Canadian First Class passenger from Halifax, Nova Scotia who sailed aboard the RMS Titanic and died in the sinking 40

Senghenydd colliery

Mr. Joseph Wright (b. 1880), Welsh coal miner from Senghenydd, Caerphilly, Wales who was working at the Senghenydd colliery when there was an explosion on the 14th October 1913; he died 41

USS Arizona

Mr. Edward Henry Wright, American Seaman Second Class from Illinois, USA working aboard the ship "USS Arizona" when she sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, he died in the sinking 42

The Wright Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Meritez
Motto Translation: Deserve.

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