WRIGHT is ranked as the 35th most popular family name in the United States with an
estimated population of 483,803.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the last names are more popular.
There are 151.73 people named WRIGHT for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a last name, 100% of the time.
Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named WRIGHT is
520,047, the rank is 34
and the proportion per 100k Americans named WRIGHT is 163.24.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
WRIGHT is
68.3% White,
1.5% Hispanic origin,
27.4% Black,
0.4% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.8% Two or More Races,
and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name WRIGHT have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name WRIGHT is included in the following name categories:
Not Categorized
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name WRIGHT
The state with the most people named
WRIGHT is
Texas where
45,075 people have this name.
District of Columbia is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named WRIGHT, as
334.91 in every 100,000
Washingtonians
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Florida.
District of Columbia is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
North Dakota
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name WRIGHT
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
15,697
121.87
100.0%
Indiana
13,309
201.74
100.0%
Iowa
4,112
132.34
99.9%
Kansas
4,754
163.7
99.9%
Michigan
16,039
161.85
100.0%
Minnesota
3,738
68.49
99.9%
Missouri
6,235
208.26
99.9%
Nebraska
2,043
108.6
99.9%
North Dakota
378
51.11
99.2%
Ohio
19,126
164.97
100.0%
South Dakota
592
69.44
99.6%
Wisconsin
3,721
64.62
99.9%
West States
State stats for the first name WRIGHT
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
1,051
142.69
99.8%
Arizona
8,901
132.22
100.0%
California
41,359
106.59
100.0%
Colorado
7,408
138.32
100.0%
Hawaii
1,529
107.72
99.9%
Idaho
3,295
201.59
99.9%
Montana
1,106
108.06
99.8%
Nevada
3,448
121.46
99.9%
New Mexico
2,945
141.21
99.8%
Oregon
6,590
165.99
100.0%
Utah
6,865
233.29
99.9%
Washington
10,474
148.33
100.0%
Wyoming
1,259
215.5
99.9%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name WRIGHT
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
4,127
114.75
99.9%
Maine
1,732
130.19
99.7%
Massachusetts
6,957
103.14
99.9%
New Hampshire
1,972
148.59
99.9%
New Jersey
10,716
119.89
100.0%
New York
20,040
101.49
100.0%
Pennsylvania
15,235
119.14
100.0%
Rhode Island
1,021
96.74
99.8%
Vermont
1,321
210.84
99.9%
South States
State stats for the first name WRIGHT
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have WRIGHT as a last name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named WRIGHT.
The most popular full name is James WRIGHT.
1.95% of all the people named WRIGHT
have this given name.
There are 8134 first
names associated with this last name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name WRIGHT