Wraith Family History
Wraith Name Meaning
variant of Wroth from northern Middle English wra(i)th ‘angry’. variant of Wraight Middle English wregh(t) wrethe ‘carpenter’ in which th represents one of several Middle English and early Modern English pronunciations of Middle English gh and ght. Compare Nicholas Wrayte 1575 John Wraight 1583 Alice Wraite 1585 Anthonye Wraith 1591 in
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016