Enright
English
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Ionnrachtaigh (“son of Ionnrachtach”), a byname meaning "attacker"; compare Hanratty.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Enright is the 4951st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7108 individuals. Enright is most common among White (93.18%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Enright”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 530.
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