Press Surname

28,937th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,562 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Press Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. Ap-Rees, the son of Rees. A Welsh surname, a variant of Preece, &c.; compare Pritchard, Prodger, Ployd, Price, &c.

1580. Simon Presse, Staffordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

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Press Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,9351:61,0717,162
Australia2,3071:11,7021,718
Bangladesh1,9831:80,3613,747
England1,5121:36,8514,825
Egypt9461:97,1848,316
Morocco7501:45,9687,487
Germany6201:129,84815,818
Canada5371:68,6147,893
Pakistan4031:443,2858,003
India3701:2,073,15070,338
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Estonia2651:4,988511
South Africa2441:222,04023,223
Russia2331:618,55454,209
Denmark1741:32,4413,361
Northern Ireland1401:13,1791,894
New Zealand1281:35,3786,076
Ukraine1101:413,84349,665
Sweden981:100,4777,289
Poland871:436,88245,306
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Brazil681:3,148,15291,004
Italy591:1,036,55470,719
Jordan571:155,1308,553
Wales481:64,4695,713
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Scotland441:121,6787,769
Netherlands431:392,72541,894
Argentina391:1,095,98566,746
Nigeria391:4,542,122122,724
Iraq371:946,53112,381
France341:1,953,609166,012
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Latvia291:70,69110,433
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
Israel231:372,07130,321
Nepal211:1,356,2366,897
Czechia201:531,67354,411
Kazakhstan201:884,12554,571
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Malta181:23,9041,289
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Palestine151:303,25710,878
Belarus141:678,64756,781
Norway141:367,30634,015
Greece121:923,31684,525
China101:136,732,1577,199
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Romania71:2,868,26756,178
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Nicaragua61:1,003,5154,885
Serbia61:1,190,82529,487
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Oman41:921,9937,313
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Albania31:971,35222,477
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Turks and Caicos Islands21:17,164627
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Macau11:601,6301,582
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1201:36,9163,461
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7941:30,6994,094
Wales151:104,5614,503
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3301:152,17814,081

Press (1,060) may also be a first name.

Press Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. Ap-Rees, the son of Rees. A Welsh surname, a variant of Preece, &c.; compare Pritchard, Prodger, Ployd, Price, &c.

1580. Simon Presse, Staffordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Anglo-French-Latin) a nickname from the instrument so called [French presse; from presser, Latin pressare, to press] (Celtic) Dweller at a Thicket [Gaelic preas] I do not think that there has been any contusion with Prees.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English, Welsh, Scottish) One who came from Prees (brushwood), in Shropshire or Preese (brushwood), in Lancashire; dweller at, or near, a thicket; the son of Rees (ardor, a rush); one who came from Press or Preas (thicket), in Scotland.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

See Prest. The Old French prest, ready, willing, is perhaps a likelier origin. Prest and Le Prest are common H.R. surname. See Prest, below.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Press Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Press Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Press (Arabic: بريس, Hindi: प्रेस, Marathi: पेसी, Russian: Пресс) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Press? popularity and diffusion

Press is the 28,937th most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 392,606 people. The surname Press is primarily found in The Americas, where 34 percent of Press are found; 33 percent are found in North America and 33 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 245,806th most widespread given name globally, borne by 1,060 people.

The surname Press is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 5,935 people, or 1 in 61,071. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 17 percent reside, California, where 14 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Outside of The United States Press exists in 116 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 12 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 11 percent reside.

Press Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Press has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Press surname increased 1,798 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 190 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 320 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 489 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Press Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Anglican (88%) in Ireland, Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Jewish (33%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Press are 1.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.02% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Press earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 15.76% more than the national average, earning 400,636 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 10.13% more than the national average, earning R 261,708 per year; in United States they earn 18.62% more than the national average, earning $51,182 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.37% more than the national average, earning $53,346 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Preuss9113,432/
Preiss917,844/
Presse913,028/
Priess912,112/
Preyss91175/
Proess9134/
Prejss9132/
Preass911/
Praess911/
Preess910/
Pres89834/
Preisse8321/
Pyresse831/
Prestsh831/
Hpreuss831/
Preuhss831/
Pressce830/
Preis8011,514/
Pries808,323/
Prest806,169/
Preus801,101/
Preys801,008/
Prejs80783/
Presz80630/
Preas80533/
Priss80441/
Praes80413/
Prees80197/
Prets80168/
Proes8059/
Presh8056/
Pyres8053/
Prehs8041/
Pryss8036/
Prese8018/
Przes808/
Presd805/
Pìres804/
Prres801/
Phres801/
Ppres801/
Presr800/
Pressová7715/
Pressova779/
Preuschs770/
Pre754,494/
Preisz73846/
Presch73717/
Peyres73588/
Preest73538/
Preast73527/
Preuhs73425/
Peires73409/
Preihs73266/
Priehs73264/
Paires73211/
Preist73155/
Praiss73151/
Prisse73149/
Preusz73118/
Preese7384/
Prestt7379/
Prease7379/
Prestø7370/
Preysz7353/
Priesz7353/
Preish7333/
Peeres7331/
Preise7327/
Preyse7322/
Phyres7315/
Preijs7315/
Proiss7314/
Pretts7313/
Presce7312/
Proyss7311/
Pruiss7310/
Prayss738/
Prysse738/
Prehst738/
Payres737/
Bprges737/
Prejsz737/
Peares736/
Poires734/
Praesh734/
Prajss734/
Preesh732/
Preash732/
Preshe732/
Preasd732/
Preyhs732/
Priesh731/
Preets731/
Praesz731/
Preeds731/
Prespp731/
Pretsh731/
Preysh731/
Preisė731/
Preits731/
Proehs731/
Phries731/
Preush730/
Preats730/
Phreys730/
Preissová71101/
Preissova713/
Prey672,155/
Pree671,966/
Pris671,095/
Prys67854/
Prie67847/
Preu67833/
Prez67817/
Preś67756/
Preusch67557/
Pret67485/
Preß67442/
Pred67288/
Prea67256/
Preh67246/
Prei67200/
Preisch67160/
Proesch67147/
Presová67131/
Prex67120/
Presche67112/
Priesch6773/
Preč6762/
Prep6731/
Preysch6725/
Prée6716/
Presova6715/
Prhe6710/
Prze679/
Preç674/
Bpre673/
Phre672/
Prestch672/
Prre672/
Prahies672/
Phayres671/
Preesce671/
Preitts671/
Phreets671/
Pairesh671/
Prer671/
Preš671/
Peyrese671/
Pære671/
Preć671/
Prés671/
Prös671/
Prohies671/
Preesht671/
Prge671/
Përe671/
Prje671/
Vpre671/
Phaires670/
Prissth670/

Press Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Press in the Hindi language
प्रेसpresa-
Press in the Marathi language
पेसीpesi-
Press in the Russian language
Прессpress-
Press in the Arabic language
بريسbrys-
برسbrs-

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