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Prís · Welsh 'Ap-Rhys', son of Rhys

Woulfe (1923) gives Price as Welsh 'Ap-Rhys', 'son of Rhys' (a Welsh personal name), and says Price is an old surname in Ireland. He also prints Price as the Mayo anglicisation of Ó Príosáin, which he calls a corruption of Ó Muirgheasáin, so no single origin applies to every bearer. In 1890 Matheson counted 47 entries including spelling varieties (45 spelled Price).

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Irish formPrís
MeaningWelsh 'Ap-Rhys', son of Rhys
CountiesDublin, Antrim, Mayo
Other spellings3
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Origin of the Price name

Woulfe: Welsh 'Ap-Rhys', 'son of Rhys'; 'the origin in the great majority of instances', but 'le Pryce' and 'de la Prise' in early Anglo-Irish records show 'it is not always so'. Also Ó Príosáin, 'a corruption of Ó Muirgheasáin', current in Co. Mayo.[1][3]

  1. 189047 entries including spelling varieties (45 spelled Price); Leinster 22, Munster 7, Ulster 12, Connaught 6.[5]

Where in Ireland

Co. DublinMatheson: Price principally found in Dublin and Antrim in 1890.[5]
Co. AntrimMatheson: Price principally found in Dublin and Antrim in 1890.[5]
Co. MayoWoulfe: Ó Príosáin, anglicised Price, is current in Co. Mayo.[3]

Other spellings

Pryse · Preece · Pryce[1][6]

The Price coat of arms

The design shown is a coat of arms associated with the Price surname. In Irish and British heraldry a coat of arms is granted to one person and passes to their heirs; it does not belong to everyone who shares the surname. Many families still use the arms of their name as a symbol of their heritage.

Price surname: questions

What does the surname Price mean?

Woulfe gives Price as Welsh 'Ap-Rhys', 'son of Rhys' (a Welsh personal name), the same as Ap-Rice or Ap-Rees.[1][2]

Is Price an Irish surname?

Woulfe says Price is an old surname in Ireland and that the Welsh origin applies 'in the great majority of instances'. He also prints Price as the Mayo anglicisation of Ó Príosáin, which he calls a corruption of Ó Muirgheasáin, an old Donegal surname.[1][3][4]

Is there one origin for every Price?

No. Woulfe gives the Welsh Ap-Rhys, the early Anglo-Irish forms 'le Pryce' and 'de la Prise', and Ó Príosáin, so no single origin applies to every bearer.[1][3]

Where in Ireland was Price found in 1890?

Matheson counted 47 entries including spelling varieties (45 spelled Price): Leinster 22, Munster 7, Ulster 12, Connaught 6, principally Dublin and Antrim.[5]

Sources

  1. Prís — Irish Names and Surnames (Rev. Patrick Woulfe, 1923), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/names/p/pris.php
  2. a Prís — Irish Names and Surnames (Rev. Patrick Woulfe, 1923), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/names/a/a-pris.php
  3. Ó Príosáin — Irish Names and Surnames (Rev. Patrick Woulfe, 1923), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/names/op/o-priosain.php
  4. Ó Muirgheasáin — Irish Names and Surnames (Rev. Patrick Woulfe, 1923), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/names/om/o-muirgheasain.php
  5. Price — Birth Indexes of 1890 — Special Report on Surnames in Ireland (Robert E. Matheson, 1909), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/matheson/report/births/price.php
  6. Price — Varieties and Synonymes of Surnames and Christian Names in Ireland (Robert E. Matheson, 1901), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/matheson/varieties/list/1739.php

Note: Matheson's 1890 figures for a surname include its spelling varieties (Matheson, Table Explanation).