Wrench
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English
Etymology
From wrench, in the sense of trick, artifice, deceit, thus a nickname for a sly and wily person.
Proper noun
Wrench (plural Wrenches)
- A surname transferred from the nickname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Wrench is the 30420th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 768 individuals. Wrench is most common among White (84.9%) and Black/African American (11.98%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Wrench”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.