Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
PRESS
There are approximately 2,515 people named Press in the UK. That makes it the 3,761th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 40 are named Press.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
Wales
Language of origin
Welsh
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
Celtic
From name of parent
Related and similar surnames
PrassPrasse
Peress
Preas
Praiss
Prase
Prases
Praeses
Preass
Prayse
Prasses
Praises
Praase
Praise
Prazes
Preasse
Prace
Prassa
Prasz
Prece
Preces
Prasso
Praze
Praesske
The Press surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
PRESS. See Prest. The O.Fr. prcsf, ready, willing, is perhaps a likelier origin. Prest and Le Prest are common H.R. surnames. See Prest, below.