| ![Show Contents]() Wrights History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of WrightsWhat does the name Wrights mean? From the Boernician clans of the ancient Scottish-English border region comes the name Wrights. It is a name for a carpenter. The surname Wrights 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 Wrights familyThe surname Wrights 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 Wrights 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 Wrights familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wrights 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 Wrights History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Wrights Spelling VariationsSpelling rules only evolved in the last few centuries with the invention of the printing press and the first dictionaries. Spelling variations are extremely common in names from before that period. Wrights has been spelled Wright, Right, Write, Wrighte and others. Early Notables of the Wrights familyJohn Wrycht who was concerned in a law dispute in Aberdeen in 1398; Richard Writht who was admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1492; William Wrythe with the consent and assent of his spouse Cristine Wrycht made a grant in favor...
Another 40 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Wrights Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Wrights family to IrelandSome of the Wrights 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. Migration of the Wrights familyAfter making their great crossing, many Boernician-Scottish families settled along the east coast of North America. When the War of Independence broke out, United Empire Loyalists moved north to Canada while the rest stayed to fight. The ancestors of many of these Scots still populate the continent. This century, through Clan societies and other Scottish organizations, they began to rediscover their collective national heritage. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Wrights or a variant listed above: Robert Wright, who settled in Virginia in 1623 with his wife, Richard Wright and his wife Margaret, who arrived in Salem, Massachusetts in 1630 with their daughter, Richard Wright, who settled in Virginia in 1636.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Wrights (post 1700) | + |
- Roger Lee Wrights (1958-2017), American politician, activist and political consultant, Vice Chair Libertarian National Committee (2012-2014)
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.
- 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)
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