Wrightson Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Many Wrightson families will find their roots under Wright, the form most records use. The family name meaning is “Craftsman, woodworker”, the same as for Wright.

A variant of Wright

Wrightson adds a patronymic ending to Wright, marking ‘son of’ or ‘of the family of’. Other spellings include Wrighte and Right.

Heraldry and the Wrightson name

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