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. At the time of the British Census of 1881, 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.
Notable people named Price
See also: Rhys § The patronymic form This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.- Adam Price (born 1968), Welsh politician
- Adrian Price-Whelan, American astronomer
- Alan Price (born 1942), English musician, songwriter and actor
- Alan R. Price (born 1942), American health academic
- Alex Price, multiple people
- Alfred Price, multiple people
- Ali Price, rugby player
- Allen Price (born 1968), Welsh footballer
- Andrew Price, multiple people
- Anthony Price, multiple people
- Antony Price, English fashion designer
- Aron Price, Australian golfer
- Arthur Price, multiple people
- Austin Price (born 1995), American basketball player in the Israeli Premier Basketball League
- Barry Price, Australian rules footballer
- Baxter Price, NASCAR driver
- Benjamin Price, multiple people
- Bert Price, Canadian politician
- Berwyn Price (1951), former Welsh athlete
- Betsy Price (born 1949), American politician
- Betty Price, multiple people
- Bill Price, multiple people
- Birgitte Price (1934–1997), Danish actress
- Blake Price (born 1974), Canadian sports broadcaster
- Bobby Price (born 1998), American football player
- Brendan Price, English actor
- Brent Price, American basketball player
- Bret Price (born 1950), American sculptor
- Brian Price, multiple people
- Brianna Price, Canadian musician
- 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
- Carey Price (born 1987), Canadian hockey playet
- Catherine Price, multiple people
- Cecil Price (1938–2001), deputy sheriff and conspirator in the murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner
- Cecil Price (priest)
- Cecil Price (footballer)
- Cedric Price (1934–2003), English architect and teacher and writer on architecture
- Chad Price, vocalist
- Charles Price, multiple people
- Charlotte Price White (1873–1932), Welsh suffragist and politician
- Christopher Price, various people
- Ciara Price
- Cicero Price (1805–1888), United States Navy commodore
- Claire Price (born 1972), English actress
- Clayton Sumner Price, (1874–1950), American painter
- Cliff Price, English footballer
- Clinton G. Price (1864–1937), American politician and lawyer
- Colin Price, English cricketer
- Connor Price, Canadian rapper and actor
- Craig Price, multiple people
- Dale Price (1924–1997), Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court
- Daniel Price (or Danny Price), multiple people
- David Price, 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, multiple people
- 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
- Ed Price, multiple people
- E. Hoffmann Price (1898–1988), American writer
- Ejuan Price (born 1993), American football player
- Eli Kirk Price (1797–1884), American politician
- Eli Kirk Price II (1860–1933), American lawyer from Philadelphia
- Elizabeth Price, multiple people
- Ellen Price, Danish actress and ballerina
- Elliott Price, Canadian sportscaster
- Eoin Price, Irish hurler
- Eric Price (born 1974), American entertainer
- Eric Price
- Ernest Price, multiple people
- Ethel Clay Price (1874–1943), American nurse and socialite
- Eugenia Price (1916–1996), American historical novelist
- Evadne Price (1888–1985), Australian-British writer, entertainer, and astrologer
- Fanny Price-Gwynne (1819–1901) Welsh novelist and artist
- Florence Price (1887–1953), African-American classical composer
- Four Price, or Walter Thomas Price IV (born 1967), American politician
- Frank Price, American television writer and executive
- Frank Price (politician) of the United Kingdom
- Dr. Frederick K.C. Price (1932–2021), American pastor of Crenshaw Christian Center
- Gabriel Price (1879–1934), British politician
- Gabriella Price, American tennis player
- Gary Price, multiple people
- George Price, multiple people
- 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
- Hal Price (1886–1964), American actor
- Hannah Price, British physicist
- Harry Price, multiple people
- 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
- Hayley Price, British gymnast
- Henry Price, multiple people
- Henry Bertram Price (1869–1941), Governor of Guam
- Henry Habberley Price (1899–1984), British philosopher
- Hiram Price, American politician
- Hugh Price, multiple people
- Huw Price (born 1953), Australian philosopher
- Idris Price (born 1977), American football player
- Irving Price (1884–1976), toy manufacturer (Fisher-Price)
- Isaac Price (born 2003), English footballer
- Ivan "Hopey" Price (born 2000), British boxer
- Jack Price, multiple people
- Jadarian Price (born 2003), American football player
- James Price, multiple people
- Jamieson Price, American voice actor
- Jane Price (1860–1948), Australian artist
- Janet Price, Welsh vocalist
- Jean Price (1943–2019), American politician
- Jeff Price, American basketball player and coach
- Jenna Price, Australian journalist and academic
- 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
- Jill Price (born 1965), American author
- Jim Price, multiple people
- Jo Price (born 1985), Welsh rugby union player and former footballer
- John Price, multiple people
- Jon Price
- Jonathan Price, American composer
- Jonelle Price, New Zealand equestrian
- Joseph Price, multiple people
- Julia Price
- Julian Price, American business executive
- Julie Price, multiple people
- Karen Price, multiple people
- Katherine E. Price, American Catholic philanthropist
- Kathleen Price Bryan, American philanthropist and clubwoman
- Katie Price (born 1978), British model and media personality
- Katrina Price (1975–1999), American basketball player
- Keith Price (born 1991), American football player
- Kelly Price (born 1973), American singer
- Kenneth Price, multiple people
- Kitty Price
- Kylie Price, musician
- Lance Price, United Kingdom politician
- Larme Price (born 1972), American serial killer
- Larry Price, multiple people
- Lauren Price (born 1994), Welsh boxer
- Leah Price (born 1970), American literary critic
- Lee Price, United States Army general
- Lee Price (politician) of America
- Leo Price, English sportsman
- Leonard Price, American politician
- Leonardo Price, Argentine runner
- Leontyne Price (born 1927), American opera singer
- Lewis Price, Welsh footballer
- 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
- Louis Price, musician
- Mac Price (1948–2003), New Zealand foreign affairs official
- 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
- Marie Price, American geographer
- Marilyn Price-Mitchell, American psychologist
- Mark Price, multiple people
- Martin Price (1939–1995), British numismatist
- Mary Price, multiple people
- Matthew Price, British journalist
- Maurice Price (born 1985), American football player
- Maurice Price (1938–2021), Irish footballer and coach
- Max Price, South African politician
- Mel Price (1920–2014), American musician
- Mick Price (snooker player) (born 1966), professional snooker player
- Mike Price (born 1946), American football coach
- Mitchell Price (born 1967), American golfer
- Nick Price (born 1957), Zimbabwean golfer
- Niko Price, American mixed martial arts fighter
- Olive Price, American author
- Ollie Price, English cricketer
- Pamela Price, American lawyer
- Paul Price, multiple people
- Peerless Price (born 1976), American football wide receiver
- Peter Price, multiple people
- Rachael Price (born 1985), American jazz and blues singer
- Randy Price, American politician
- Rayford Price (1937–2023), American politician
- Raymond Price, multiple people
- Rebecca Price, multiple people
- Renee Price, American politician
- Reynolds Price (1933–2011), American man of letters
- Richard Price, multiple people (includes Dick Price and Rick Price
- Riley Price, Australian rugby league footballer
- Ritch Price, American college baseball coach
- Robert Price, multiple people
- Rod Price (1947–2005), English musician
- Rod Price (wrestler) (born 1962), American wrestler
- Rodman M. Price (1816–1894), American Democratic Party politician
- Roger Price, multiple people
- Ronald Price Hickman
- Ronnie Price, professional basketball player
- Rosalia Price, British circus performer
- Rose Price, multiple people
- Ross Price, Australian rules footballer
- Roy Price, American businessman
- Ryan Price, multiple people
- Sally Price, multiple people
- Sandra Reynolds Price, South African tennis player
- Sarah Price, multiple people
- Scott Price, Nebraska state senator
- Sean Price (1972–2015), American rapper, one half of the duo Heltah Skeltah
- Sharon Price John, American businesswoman
- Shawn Price (born 1970), American football player
- 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
- Sue Price, American bodybuilder and actress
- Susan Price, multiple people
- T. Douglas Price (born 1945), American archaeologist
- Tanner Price (born 1991), American football player
- Taylor Price (born 1987), American football player
- Terry Price, multiple people
- Thomas Price, multiple people
- Toby Price, Australian motorcycle racer
- Tom Price, multiple people
- Tony Price, multiple people
- Vincent Price (1911–1993), American actor
- Vincent Price (disambiguation), multiple people
- Walter Price, multiple people
- William Price, multiple people
In fiction
- 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
References
- 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.
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