Enright Surname

29,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,963 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Enright Surname Definition:

An Irish surname found frequently in the United States. It is placed here as the second syllable looks like the English suffix -wright, as in Arkwright, Cartwright, Wainwright, &c, with which, however, it has no connexion.

1805. Married — Patrick Enright and Catherine Eagon: St.

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Enright Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,5391:37,9984,694
Ireland2,4861:1,894370
Australia1,9101:14,1342,007
England1,7351:32,1144,282
Canada1,5721:23,4393,188
New Zealand3351:13,5172,344
Northern Ireland651:28,3853,035
Wales491:63,1545,613
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
Scotland431:124,5077,876
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Ecuador161:994,11514,535
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
France91:7,380,302306,885
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
China21:683,660,78330,601
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Tonga11:107,313791
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,8311:2,419455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2541:95,9669,815
Wales171:92,2604,121
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Jersey31:17,2942,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2141:22,6822,843

Enright (34) may also be a first name.

Enright Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An Irish surname found frequently in the United States. It is placed here as the second syllable looks like the English suffix -wright, as in Arkwright, Cartwright, Wainwright, &c, with which, however, it has no connexion.

1805. Married — Patrick Enright and Catherine Eagon: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Celtic) Pleasant, Agreeable [Irish inreighte] The Irish pers. name Inre(a)chtach (with suff. -ach) is common as early as the 8th cent. in the Annals of the Four Masters.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Mac Ionnrachtaigh Limerick and Clare. MIF 255; Map Clare

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Mac Ionnrachtaigh Limerick and Clare. MIF 255; Map Clare

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) The son of Innreachtach or Ionnrachtach (unlawful).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Enright Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Enright Come From? nationality or country of origin

Enright (Marathi: एनराईट) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Enright? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 29,786th most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 405,698 people. Enright occurs mostly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Enright reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequent forename at a global level It is held by 34 people.

The surname Enright is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 9,539 people, or 1 in 37,998. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 12 percent are found, New York, where 11 percent are found and Illinois, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 56 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 14 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.

Enright Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Enright has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Enright last name rose 431 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 136 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it rose 683 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 288 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 614 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Enright Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States Enright are 7.58% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.35% registered with the political party.

The amount Enright earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 42.14% more than the national average, earning R 337,788 per year; in United States they earn 12.58% more than the national average, earning $48,579 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.5% more than the national average, earning $52,414 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Enright Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Enright in the Marathi language
एनराईटenara'ita-

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