Wrighten Surname

919,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Wrighten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wrighten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2721:1,332,57092,890
England151:3,714,537119,675
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Wrighten Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wrighten occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wrighten? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 919,444th most frequently held family name globally, held by around 1 in 25,303,979 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Wrighten are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Wrighten is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 272 people, or 1 in 1,332,570. In The United States it is most common in: South Carolina, where 28 percent are found, Georgia, where 12 percent are found and Texas, where 10 percent are found. Excluding The United States Wrighten exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 5 percent are found and Colombia, where 0 percent are found.

Wrighten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wrighten has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 3,400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 750 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wrighten Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wrighten surname are 14.51% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 67.74% registered with the political party.

Wrighten earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1% less than the national average, earning $42,719 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wrightn938/
Righten930/
Wrighton881,309/
Brighten88182/
Writen860/
Wrightone820/
Righton801,033/
Written8076/
Writeen801/
Writene801/
Brightn801/
Wraiten800/
Wright-Nee781/
Wrightdunn781/
Riten77107/
Wrten771/
Brightin753/
Hrighton751/
Rightonn751/
Reighton750/
Wright-Wain741/
Wroten712,743/
Rhoten712,062/
Reiten711,226/
Ruiten71545/
Ritten71358/
Raiten71176/
Rohten71139/
Rityen7167/
Rahten7154/
Ritene7132/
Ridhen7131/
Ritein7123/
Riaten7115/
Wriden7111/
Ritden715/
Riteen712/
Rihton711/
Riuten711/
Rieten711/
Writon711/
Ritehn710/
Wreten710/
Reightony710/
Rightwine710/
Wraten710/
Wright-Ioane701/
Wright O N O701/
Wright-Wynne701/
Wratten671,932/
Wrieden67905/
Righettini67501/
Ruijten67290/
Ritieni67187/
Reehten6771/
Wrotten6766/
Riyaten6756/
Righettoni6729/
Ritaeni6716/
Ritwein674/
Wroaten674/
Rhoaten674/
Ritdoen674/
Ritn672/
Reiteno672/
Wreiden671/
Raiteni671/
Rten671/
Wreitan671/
Wridden671/
Writtenhou671/
Rahtene671/
Reijten671/
Ritiena671/
Rwitene671/
Reitten671/
Ridhuen671/
Ritowen671/
Rheiten670/
Writney670/
Rhoyten670/
Wrutten670/
Wrahton670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wrighten
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