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There are approximately 12,454 people named Wainwright in the UK. That makes it the 809th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 197 are named Wainwright.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Occupational Name

Related and similar surnames

Wainright
Wainewright
Waignwright
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Wainwrigh
Wainwrite
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Wainwrit
Wainwiright
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Wainwrihgt

The Wainwright surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

WAINWRIGHT. (A -Sax. warn.)

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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