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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • North German and Dutch : nickname from Middle Low German wrēt, wrede ‘fierce’, ‘evil’, ‘angry’ (cognate with English wrath).
  • North German and Dutch : topographic name from Low German write ‘entangled roots’ denoting someone who lived in an overgrown area.

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