Prynce Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

The same name, two spellings: Prynce and Prince. At root, the name means “Lordly, or a pageant prince”.

The same family of names includes Princes and Prinz. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Only a small detail separates the spellings: Prynce has “y” where Prince has “i”.

Arms linked to Prince and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Research your Prynce family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.