About the Wainright Surname

Search old registers for Wainright and you will soon meet Wainwright too. The name is generally explained as “maker of wagons”.

• You may also find the name written Wainewright and Waynwright.
• Wainright is listed among the recognised spellings of Wainwright.
• Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.
• According to the 2010 US Census, the Wainright surname had 873 bearers. It sits among the 50,000 most common last names in the country.

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