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Origin Displayed: Welsh

Origins Available: English, Welsh

Spelling variations of this family name include: Price, Pryce and others.

First found in Merionethshire (Welsh: Sir Feirionnydd), made a county in Northwest Wales in 1284, and anciently part of the kingdom of Gwynedd, where they were seated from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Anne Price settled in Virginia in 1650; along with Daniel in 1663; Edward in 1623; Elizabeth in 1651; Evan in 1663; George in 1647; Hannah in 1654; Henry in 1622.

(Above is a small excerpt from our 1800 word history)

Motto Translated: Life is short, glory eternal

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Suggested Readings for the name PRICE
Ancestors and Descendants of John Price: Immigrant to Virginia, 1610-11 by Wina Chandler Price, The George Jacob Price Family history by Janice Gartman Lee.

Some noteworthy people of the name PRICE
  • Byron Price, American Journalist
  • Vincent Price (1911-1993), noted American film actor and writer
  • David Price (b. 1940), American politician
  • James H Price (1878-1943), American politician
  • Peerless Price (b. 1976), American football wide receiver
  • Arthur Price, American Banker
  • Charles Price, American Chemist
  • Willard Price, American Explorer
  • Derek Price, British Historian
  • Christopher Price, British Journalist
  • Sir Archibald Price,
  • David Price (b. 1924), British Conservative Party politician
  • David Price (b. 1955), English former footballer
  • George Cadle Price (b. 1919), the first Prime Minister of Belize and the architect of that country's independence
  • George Lawrence Price, Canadian soldier who is believed to be the last soldier killed during the First World War
  • George McCready Price (1870-1963), Canadian creationist
  • Grenfell Price (1892-1977), Australian historian and geographer
  • Harry Price (1881-1948), British researcher of psychical phenomena
  • Nick Price (b. 1957), professional golfer
  • Griffith Price, Mathematician
  • Sir Norman Price,

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