Wright is an occupational surname originating in England and Scotland.
[1] The term 'Wright' comes from the circa 700 AD Old English word 'wryhta' or 'wyrhta', meaning worker or shaper of wood.
Later it became any occupational worker[2][3] (for example, a shipwright is a person who builds ships), and is used as a British family name.
[5] As of 2014[update], Wright was the eleventh most common surname in England.
[8][9][10] In Ireland, the native Gaelic Mac an Cheairt sept of County Mayo occasionally changed their name to Wright.