Pressley Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

Pressley is an established spelling of the English surname Presley. The family name meaning is “priest's clearing”, the same as for Presley. Pressley adds “s” to Presley, a small change that crept in as the name was written down. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Other spellings include Presly and Preslar.

In the 2010 US Census, 13,281 Americans gave Pressley as their last name (rank 2,713).

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Pressley, so the heraldry linked to Presley is a starting point, not an automatic right. For the full story, order the Pressley surname pack.