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Bright Name Meaning

English: from a Middle English nickname or personal name, meaning ‘bright’, ‘fair’, ‘pretty’, from Old English beorht ‘bright’, ‘shining’. English: from a short form of any of several Old English personal names of which beorht was the first element, such as Beorhthelm ‘bright helmet’. Compare Bert. Americanized form of German Brecht. Americanized spelling of German Breit.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Wright, Knight, Light, Bligh, Britt, Brecht, Brighton, Ebright

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Bright Family Origin

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Bright Family Occupations

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  • Farmer

    37%

  • Laborer

    9%

  • Keeping House

    6%

  • Farm Laborer

    5%

In 1880, the most common Bright occupation in the USA was Farmer. 37% of Bright's were Farmers. A less common occupation for the Bright family was Farm Laborer. Farmer, Laborer and Keeping House were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Bright.

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Bright Life Expectancy

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