Wrench

See also: wrench

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)

1. A surname transferred from the nickname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Wrench is the 30420^th 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.