Wainwright (name)

Wainwright is an Anglo-Saxon occupational surname derived from the pre-7th century Old English word waegnwyrhta. The prefix, "waeg(e)n/waen, refers to a vehicle/wagon, common in its time as being horse-driven and four-wheeled. The suffix, wyrhta/wright, refers to a maker/builder. The earliest public record of the name dates to 1237 in Essex. There are many variations.^[1] People with the name include:

Surname

• Adam Wainwright (born 1981), American, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals
• Alfred Wainwright (1907–1991), writer of guide books to the fells of the English Lake District, including List of Wainwrights
• Charles S. Wainwright (1826–1907), American artillery officer during the American Civil War
• George L. Wainwright, Jr. (born 1943), American judge, Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
• Geoffrey Wainwright (born 1939), British Methodist theologian
• Harry Wainwright Locomotive, Carriage and Wagon Superintendent of the South Eastern and Chatham Railway
• Helen Wainwright, American diver and freestyle swimmer
• Henry Wainwright (died 1875), English brushmaker and murderer
• Hilary Wainwright (born 1949), British socialist and feminist
• Jacob Wainwright, African Servant of explorer David Livingstone
• Joseph Wainwright, (born 1987) Hockey enthusiast and sports physiologist in England
• Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV (1883–1953), United States Army general during World War II
• Loudon Wainwright III (born 1946), American songwriter, folk singer, humorist, actor
• Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary of Florida Division of Corrections; respondent in Gideon v. Wainwright and other famous Supreme Court cases
• Lyndon Wainwright, English ballroom and latin exhibition dancer.
• Maci Wainwright (born 1990), American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist
• Mark Wainwright, Australian academic
• Martha Wainwright (born 1976), Canadian-American singer-songwriter, daughter of Loudon Wainwright III
• Richard Wainwright (politician) (1918–2003), British Liberal politician
• Richard Wainwright (Civil War naval officer) (1817–1862), United States Navy Commander, father of Admiral Richard Wainwright
• Richard Wainwright (Spanish-American War naval officer) (1849–1926), United States Navy Admiral, son of Commander Richard Wainwright
• Richard Wainwright (World War I naval officer) (1881–1944), United States Navy Commander, son of Admiral Richard Wainwright
• Robert Iain Wainwright (Former rugby union footballer) (born 1965), capped 37 times for Scotland (captain 16 times) and once for the British Lions
• Rufus Wainwright (born 1973), Canadian-American singer-songwriter, son of Loudon Wainwright III
• William Wainwright, British musician better known under his artist name William Orbit. Other aliases include 'Wayne Wright' [1]
• Sally Wainwright, English dramatist and television writer
• Stephen A. Wainwright (born 1933), American scientist, founder of comparative solid biomechanics
• Tobias L. Winright (born 1965), American Catholic theologian and ethicist
• William L. Wainwright, American politician, member of the North Carolina General Assembly

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