Cognomen Wainwright (Wainwright 
) , across the world, is a common surname. The cognomen Wainwright is characteristic of Isle of Man, where it is quite a common surname, the United Kingdom, and Australia, where it is quite a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia.
| john wainwright (d 1741), baron of the exchequer of Ireland (b. 1657) |
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| francis wainwright GB (b. 1664) |
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| sarah wainwright English-American actress, US (b. 1700) |
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| john wainwright English composer and church organist (b. 1723) |
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jonathan mayhew wainwright British-American Episcopal Bishop, GB (b. 1792) |
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| robert wainwright English church organist and composer (b. 1748) |
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| richard wainwright English church organist and composer (b. 1757) |
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richard wainwright (1817-1862) United States Navy officer of the American Civil War, US (b. 1817) |
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jonathan mayhew wainwright United States Navy officer, American Civil War, US (b. 1821) |
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maria montresor wainwright (1823-1881) (b. 1823) |
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| robert dewar wainwright Peerage person ID=370692 (b. 1781) |
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james wainwright Governor of St Thomas' Hospital (b. 1837) |
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john wainwright Union Army Medal of Honor recipient, US (b. 1839) |
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richard wainwright United States Navy officer of the Spanish-American War (1849-1926), US (b. 1849) |
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robert p p wainwright Wainwright, Robert P P; class of 1875, US (b. 1852) |
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