Wheelwright or maker of machinery
An English occupational surname derived from the Old English word 'wyrhta', meaning a worker or shaper of wood. While most commonly associated with a builder of wheels or wagons, it historically referred to any skilled craftsman or artisan.
Less common today
Wright isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #3,681 in 2017.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
American novelist and photographer
Long-serving U.S. Representative from Texas
