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Right History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables

Contemporary Notables Related Stories Motto Citations

Right History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Scotland
Ireland

The ancient Scottish-English border region is the ancestral home of the name Right. It was a name for a carpenter. The surname Right is a derivative of the Old English word wyrhta, which means a worker or, in specific, a woodworker, carpenter, craftsmen of watermills or windmills. In medieval rolls, the name was often Latinized as Faber. 1

Early Origins of the Right family

The surname Right was first found in Berwickshire an ancient county of Scotland, presently part of the Scottish Borders Council Area, located in the eastern part of the Borders Region of Scotland, where the Right family held a seat from ancient times.

Some of the earliest records include Rauf le Wrighte, burgess of Stirling, and Thomas le Whright of Blakenhall in Lanarkshire, who rendered homage to King Edward I of England in 1296, on his brief conquest of Scotland. Richard Wricht or Richard dictus Wright was listed in Aberdeen in 1342 and Malcolm Vrycht was a charter witness there in 1362. In the same year, Robert Wryhyt, a carpenter of Berwick, was employed on the roof of the chapel and hall called "la Blakhalle" of the Castle of Berwick. Richard Wryth was perpetual chaplain of St. Clement the Martyr in Dundee in 1427. 2

Early History of the Right family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Right research. Another 87 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1342, 1398, 1462, 1492, 1734, 1795, 1797, 1852 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Right History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Right Spelling Variations

Over the years, Right has been written It appears under these variations because medieval scribes spelled names according to sound rather than by any over-arching set of rules. Wright, Right, Write, Wrighte and others.

Early Notables of the Right family

Notable amongst the family name during their early history was

Joseph Wright (1734-1797), a well-known genre and portrait painter from Derby, England, and Fanny Wright (1795-1852), a Scottish abolitionist, social activist, and author

Migration of the Right family to Ireland

Some of the Right family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 89 words (6 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Right migration to the United States +

When these Boernician-Scottish settlers arrived in North America they brought little with them and often had restart their lives from scratch. Through time, much of their heritage was lost, and it is only this century through Clan societies and highland games that many have recovered their national heritage. Research into various historical records has revealed some of first members of the Right family to immigrate North America:

Right Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Jason Right, who arrived in Virginia in 1637 3
Giles Right, who arrived in Virginia in 1642 3
William Right, who landed in Virginia in 1652 3
Robert Right, who arrived in Maryland in 1663 3
Mary Right, who landed in Maryland in 1663 3
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Right Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Eliz Right, who landed in Virginia in 1703 3
John Right, who arrived in Virginia in 1703 3
Andrew Right, who arrived in Virginia in 1704 3
Phillip Right, who landed in Virginia in 1719 3
Jeneck Hennick Right, aged 17, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1732 3
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Right migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Right Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Hugh Right, aged 64, who landed in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1834

Contemporary Notables of the name Right (post 1700) +

Right Hon Sir Eustace Wentworth Roskill KT, Oliver Wentworth Roskill FRIC C.Eng, O.W. Roskill Industrial Consultants

The Right Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Meritez
Motto Translation: Deserve.

Citations +

Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)