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.
Alan Price (born 1942), English musician, songwriter and actor
Adam Price (born 1968), Welsh politician
Anthony Price (born 1928), English author of espionage thrillers
Birgitte Price (1934–1997), Danish actress
Bob Price (1927–2004), Republican congressman from the Texas Panhandle from 1967 to 1975
Brendan Price (Born 1947), English actor
Bruce Price (1845–1903), the architect of many of the Canadian Pacific Railway's Château-type stations and hotels
C. S. Price (Clayton Sumner Price), b. 1874, western artist.
Carey Price (born 1987), Canadian hockey goaltender playing for the Montreal Canadiens
Cecil Price (1938–2001), deputy sheriff and conspirator in the Mississippi civil rights workers murders
Cedric Price (1934–2003), English architect and influential teacher and writer on architecture
Charles H. Price II (1931–2012), prominent American businessman and former Ambassador of the United States
Charles Melvin Price (1905–1988), United States Congressman
Chris Price (born 1960), former English footballer who played in the right-back position
Cicero Price (1805–1888), United States Navy commodore
Claire Price (born 1972), English actress
Clinton G. Price (1864-1937), American politician and lawyer
Danny Price (baseball coach), American college baseball coach
David Price (British rear-admiral) (1790–1854), British naval commander, rear-admiral
David Price (American politician) (born 1940), American politician
David Price (British politician) (born 1924), British Conservative Party politician
David Price (footballer, born 1955), English former footballer
David Price (baseball) (born 1985), professional baseball player for the Detroit Tigers
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
Dick Price (1930–1985), co-founder of Esalen Institute
Dolours Price (1951–2013), Irish Republican
Dorothy Price (1890–1954), Irish physician
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
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
Eugenia Price (1916–1996), American historical novelist
Evadne Price (1888–1985), Australian-British freelance journalist, columnist, author, playwright, actor, television presenter, screenwriter, and astrologer
Four Price, or Walter Thomas Price, IV (born 1968), a member of the Texas House of Representatives
Dr. Frederick K.C. Price (born 1932), American pastor of Crenshaw Christian Center
Gary Price (disambiguation), multiple people
George Cadle Price (born 1919), 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), United States cartoonist
George R. Price (1922–1975), American population geneticist
Glenn D. Price (Born 1955), Canadian conductor of music
Grenfell Price (1892–1977), Australian historian and geographer
Griffith Baley Price (1905–2006), American mathematician
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
James H. Price (1878–1943), American politician
Jesse Price (1863–1939), American politician
Jesse Price (1909–1974), American jazz drummer
John Lloyd Price (1882–1941) Australian politician and son of South Australian Premier
Julie Price (bassoonist), English bassoonist
Katie Price (born 1978), British model and media personality
Kenneth Price (born 1935), American artist
Leontyne Price (born 1927), American opera singer
Lindsay Price (born 1976), American Actress
Llewellyn Ivor Price (1905–1980), Brazilian paleontologist
Lloyd Price (born 1933), rock and roll musician
Margaret Price (1941–2011), Welsh soprano
Marian Price (born 1954), Irish Republican
Mark Price, former NBA basketball player
Mary Price, American citizen and secretary to journalist Walter Lippmann of the New York Herald
Matthew Price (ice hockey), Australian ice hockey player
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
Peerless Price (born 1976), American football wide receiver
Peter Price (politician) (born 1946), Honorary MEP and member of the European Strategy Council
Raymond Price (disambiguation), multiple people
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), Professor of Theology and Scriptural Studies at the Johnnie Colemon Theological Seminary
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 (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, American rapper
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 international rugby league player
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 (US politician) (born 1954), American politician
Vincent Price (1911–1993), American actor
Walter Thomas Price, IV (born 1968), 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 Herbert Price, Attorney General of Ontario from 1926 to 1934 and Treasurer from 1923 to 1926
William Price (doctor) (1800–1893), physician and a famous 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
Captain John Price, fictional leader of the 22nd Special Air Service Regiment in the 2007 video game Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Fanny Price, protagonist of Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
Homer Price, a children's book character
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