Surname Checker / Wright
How Common Is the Last Name Wright?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Wright today
508,194
Ranked #35 of 162,254 published surnames · 155.6 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 458,980 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
65.8%
Black
28.23%
Asian / Pacific Islander
0.51%
Hispanic
2.36%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.