A Welsh surname of Price comes from the term ‘ap Rhys‘, which meant son of Rhys. The Welch name of Rhys translate to meaning enthusiasm. The Old French term of ‘pris’ means price or prize.

Additional ways to spell Price are Pryce, Preis and Preuss.

In England most live in Shropshire, Lancashire, Worcestershire and Herefordshire counties. In Wales the Price name is in Glamorgan, Carmarthenshire and Monmouthshire counties along with lesser numbers in the other counties, especially those that border England.

The Price name is common in Australia and Canada. Within the United States Price families are in Ohio, Illinois, New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Michigan.


Famous: David Price (professional baseball player), Evadne Price (English journalist, author, playwright and screenwriter), George Price (cartoonist), Vincent Price (actor), Richard Price (18th century Welsh philosopher), Sterling Price (Civil War Confederate general), Carey Price (Canadian hockey player) and Claire Price (English actress).