The MacEnright Family Name

Spellings drift, and MacEnright is where Enright drifted for some families. The family name meaning is “Gaelic family name”, the same as for Enright.

• Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.
• With its Mac prefix, MacEnright keeps Enright intact and marks belonging in the older style.
• Other spellings include Enwright.

MacEnright coat of arms

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Enright surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Research your MacEnright family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.