Preece Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Bearers of the name Preece share their surname's story with Price, of which it is a variant. Name scholars give the meaning as “Son of Rhys ("ardour")”.

Spelling and variants

Before spelling was fixed, Price was also written Preece. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. Other spellings include Pryce and Rees.

Heraldry and the Preece name

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Preece, so the heraldry linked to Price is a starting point, not an automatic right.

Get the complete Preece report, with a museum-style coat of arms.