The Wrighte Family Name

Wrighte is best understood together with Wright: both are English spellings of a single family name. The extra “e” in Wrighte is a spelling habit rather than a different name. The family name meaning is “Craftsman, woodworker”, the same as for Wright. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

Other spellings include Right and Wrightson.

There is no single Wrighte family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. Get the complete Wrighte report, with a museum-style coat of arms.