Given name & surname

Wrighton

“ridge”

Wrighton is a surname, possibly from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Wrighton possibly goes back to Old English hryċġ, meaning “ridge.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Wrighton possibly comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

Possibly from Old English hryċġ (“ridge”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Old English

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“willow copse”

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Old English

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“rough”

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