Price is a patronymic name derived from the Welsh "ap Rhys" meaning "son of Rhys". The given name Rhys means "enthusiasm" in Welsh . It is a common surname among those of Welsh ancestry.[1] At the time of the British Census of 1881,[2] its frequency was highest in Radnorshire (38.2 times the British average), followed by Brecknockshire , Herefordshire , Monmouthshire , Flintshire , Shropshire , Denbighshire , Glamorgan , Carmarthenshire and Worcestershire . The surname has many other spellings including Priess, Priesz, and many others.
The name is thought to have originally been spelled "Pryce" and pronounced "Preese". Name experts believe that the change of the "y" to "i" and the subsequent change in pronunciation was originally an affectation meant to make the name seem more English and therefore more prestigious.[3]
Notable people named Price [ edit ]
Adam Price (born 1968), Welsh politician
Alan Price (born 1942), English musician, songwriter and actor
Alan R. Price (born 1942), American health academic
Alfred Douglas Price (1860–1921), African American businessperson and community leader
Allen Price (born 1968), Welsh footballer
Alex Price (born 1985), British actor
Anthony Price (1928–2019), English author of espionage thrillers
Austin Price (born 1995), American basketball player in the Israeli Premier Basketball League
Ben Price (born 1972), British actor, director and writer
Berwyn Price (1951), former Welsh athlete
Betty Price (disambiguation) , multiple people
Betsy Price (born 1949), American politician
Billy Price (actor) (born 2000), English actor
Billy Price (American football) (born 1995), American football player
Birgitte Price (1934–1997), Danish actress
Bobby Price (born 1998), American football player
Brendan Price , English actor
Bruce Price (1845–1903), architect of many of the Canadian Pacific Railway's Château-type stations and hotels
Bryan Price (born 1962), American baseball coach
Clayton Sumner Price (1874–1950), western artist
Carey Price (born 1987), Canadian hockey goaltender playing for the Montreal Canadiens
Cecil Price (1938–2001), deputy sheriff and conspirator in the murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner
Cedric Price (1934–2003), English architect and teacher and writer on architecture
Charles H. Price II (1931–2012), American businessman and former Ambassador of the United States
Charles Melvin Price (1905–1988), United States Congressman
Charlotte Price White (1873–1932), Welsh suffragist and politician
Christopher Price (disambiguation) , various people
Cicero Price (1805–1888), United States Navy commodore
Claire Price (born 1972), English actress
Clinton G. Price (1864–1937), American politician and lawyer
Craig Price:
Dale Price (1924–1997), Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court
Daniel Price (disambiguation) (or Danny Price), multiple people
David Price (disambiguation) , multiple people
Denham Price (1940–2013), South African cricketer
Dennis Price (1915–1973), English actor
Derek J. de Solla Price (1922–1983), science historian and information scientist
Devon Price , American social psychologist and writer
Dick Price (1930–1985), co-founder of Esalen Institute
Dilys Price (1932–2020), Welsh educator, parachutist, and model
Dionne Price , African-American statistician
Dolours Price (1951–2013), Irish Republican
Dorothy Price (1890–1954), Irish physician
Dorothy Price (1899–1980), American physiologist and endocrinologist
Dorothy Cilla Price (born 1969), British art historian and academic
D'Vonte Price (born 1999), American football player
Eddie Price Sr. (1925–1979), Tulane University Green Wave and NFL running back
Eddie Price III (born 1953), Louisiana elected official
Ed Price (Louisiana politician) (born 1953), member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
E. Hoffmann Price (1898–1988), writer of popular fiction
Ejuan Price (born 1993), American football player
Eli Kirk Price (1797–1884), first commissioner of Fairmount Park
Eli Kirk Price II (1860–1933), noted Philadelphian
Elizabeth Price (gymnast) (born 1996), American gymnast and London 2012 Reserve
Ernest B. Price (1890–1973), American diplomat in China
Ethel Clay Price (1874–1943), American nurse and socialite
Eugenia Price (1916–1996), American historical novelist
Evadne Price (1888–1985), Australian-British freelance journalist, columnist, author, playwright, actor, television presenter, screenwriter, and astrologer
Florence Price (1887–1953), African-American classical composer
Four Price , or Walter Thomas Price IV (born 1967), member of the Texas House of Representatives
Dr. Frederick K.C. Price (1932–2021), American pastor of Crenshaw Christian Center
Gary Price (disambiguation) , multiple people
George Cadle Price (1919–2011), the first Prime Minister of Belize and the architect of that country's independence
George Lawrence Price (1892–1918), Canadian soldier who is traditionally recognized as being the last soldier killed during the First World War
George McCready Price (1870–1963), Canadian creationist
George Price (New Yorker cartoonist) (1901–1995), American cartoonist
George R. Price (1922–1975), American population geneticist
Gerwyn Price (born 1985), Welsh professional darts player and former professional rugby union and rugby league footballer
Glenn D. Price (born 1955), Canadian conductor of music
Grenfell Price (1892–1977), Australian historian and geographer
Griffith Baley Price (1905–2006), American mathematician
Guy William Price (1895–1918), Irish naval aviator
Gwilym A. Price (1895–1985), American lawyer, banker, and industrialist
Harry Price (1881–1948), British researcher of psychical phenomena
Harry Price (Royal Navy) (1877–1965), British sailor and author
Haydn Price (1883–1964), Welsh international footballer
Henry Bertram Price (1869–1941), Governor of Guam
Henry Habberley Price (1899–1984), British philosopher
Ivan "Hopey" Price (born 2000), British boxer
Huw Price (born 1953), Australian philosopher
James Price (disambiguation) , multiple people
Jean Price (1943–2019), American politician
Jennifer Price , British archaeologist
Jesse Price (1863–1939), American politician
Jesse Price (1909–1974), American jazz drummer
Jessica Price , American writer, editor, designer and producer of video and tabletop games
Jim Price (disambiguation) , multiple people
Jo Price (born 1985), Welsh rugby union player and former footballer
Joe Hannah (born 1958), West coast ice cream salesmen
John Lloyd Price (1882–1941) Australian politician and son of South Australian Premier
Joseph Price (disambiguation) , multiple people
Julian Price , American business executive
Julie Price (bassoonist) , English bassoonist
Katie Price (born 1978), British model and media personality
Keith Price (born 1991), American football player
Kelly Price (born 1973), American singer
Kenneth Price (1935–2012), American artist
Kenny Price (1931–1987), American country music singer-songwriter
Larme Price (born 1972), American serial killer
Leontyne Price (born 1927), American opera singer
Lindsay Price (born 1976), American actress
Lionel Price (1927–2019), British basketball player
Llewellyn Ivor Price (1905–1980), Brazilian paleontologist
Lloyd Price (1933–2021), American R&B and rock and roll musician
Makayla Gilliam-Price , American social activist
Margaret Price (1941–2011), Welsh soprano
Margo Price (born 1983), American country singer
Marian Price (born 1954), Irish Republican
Maribeth Price (born 1963), American geologist and planetary scientist
Mark Price , former NBA basketball player
Martin Price (numismatist) (1939–1995), British numismatist
Mary Price (disambiguation) , multiple people
Matthew Price , British journalist
Mick Price (snooker player) (born 1966), professional snooker player
Mike Price (born 1946), American football coach
Nick Price (born 1957), professional golfer
Niko Price , UFC fighter
Peerless Price (born 1976), American football wide receiver
Peter Price (politician) (born 1946), Honorary MEP and member of the European Strategy Council
Rachael Price (born 1985), American jazz and blues singer
Rayford Price (1937–2023), American politician
Raymond Price (disambiguation) , multiple people
Rebecca Lane Pennypacker Price (1837–1919), American nurse
Reynolds Price (1933–2011), American man of letters
Richard H. Price , leading American physicist
Richard Price (1723–1791), Welsh philosopher
Richard Price (writer) (born 1949), American novelist and screenwriter
Rick Price , Australian singer
Rick Price (bassist) , English bassist
Rick Price (golfer) , American professional golfer
Ritch Price , American college baseball coach
Robert M. Price (born 1954), American New Testament scholar
Robert Price (attorney) , American attorney, investment banker and corporate executive
Rodman M. Price (1816–1894), American Democratic Party politician
Roger Price (Australian politician) (born 1945), Australian politician
Roger Price (comedy) (1918–1990), American comedy writer best known for his collaborations with Leonard Stern on Mad Libs
Roger Price (television producer) (born 1941), British television producer
Ronnie Price , professional basketball player
Sarah Price (swimmer) (born 1979), former backstroke swimmer from the United Kingdom
Sarah Price (filmmaker) (born 1970), Welsh director, producer, musician, author, playwright, actor, comedian and screenwriter
Scott Price , Nebraska state senator
Sean Price (1972–2015), American rapper, one half of the duo Heltah Skeltah
Sherwood Price (1928–2020), American film and television actor
Sol Price (1916–2009), American businessman
Sophie Price (born 1989), British model
Sterling Price , Confederate major general during the American Civil War
Steve Price , Australian rugby league footballer
T. Douglas Price (born 1945), American archaeologist
Terry Price (disambiguation) , multiple people
Thomas Price (1852–1909), mason and lay preacher who became the first Labour premier of South Australia
Thomas Price (Carnhuanawc) (1787–1848), historian and a major Welsh literary figure of the early 19th century
Thomas Rowe Price, Jr. (1898–1983), American investment banker and proponent of growth investment
Tom Price (actor) , one of the stars of the Five comedy sketch show Swinging
Tom Price (ice hockey) (born 1954), former ice hockey player
Tom Price (American politician) (born 1954), American politician
Tom Pryce (1949–1977), 1970's Formula One Driver
Vincent Price (1911–1993), American actor
Walter Thomas Price IV (born 1967), Texas politician
William A. Price , American journalist who worked as the police reporter for the New York Daily News from 1940 to 1955
William Evan Price (1827–1880), Quebec businessman and political figure
William H. Price, Co-Founder of Chandler & Price
William Herbert Price , Attorney General of Ontario from 1926 to 1934 and Treasurer from 1923 to 1926
William Price (doctor) (1800–1893), physician and eccentric
William Price (industrialist) (1860–1938), farmer and industrialist
William Price (Rugby MP) (1934–1999), British Labour politician
William Price (Royalist colonel) (1619–1691), Royalist colonel in the English Civil War
William Ray Price Jr. , judge on the Supreme Court of Missouri
In fiction [ edit ]
Fanny Price , protagonist of Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
Homer Price , a children's book character
Eglantine Price, a witch in search of the Amulet of Astoroth in the film Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Captain John Price , fictional leader of the 22nd Special Air Service Regiment in the 2007 video game Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Chloe Price , a character in the 2015 video game, Life Is Strange , and the protagonist of its 2017 prequel, Life Is Strange: Before the Storm .
Derek, Dilys and Norman Price from Fireman Sam
Tim and Caroline Price, parents of Alex Drake (née Price), a main character of a UK TV-show Life on Mars 's sequel Ashes to Ashes .
Dolores Price, protagonist of She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names With an Essay on their Derivation and Import; Arthur, William, M.A.; New York, NY: Sheldon, Blake, Bleeker & CO., 1857
^ "Price Surname Meaning" . forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 20 January 2014
^ Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames . Oxford University Press, 1989. ISBN 0192115928 .