Preller

Preller is a surname derived from Middle High German brellen 'to yell', 'to bawl.' Also derived from Preller (Bruller), one who shouts or roars, i.e. a Town Crier. Notable people with the surname include:


 * A. J. Preller (born 1977), former MLB scout and the current GM of San Diego Padres
 * Fred W. Preller (1902–1974), New York assemblyman
 * Friedrich Preller the Elder (1804–1878), German landscape painter
 * Friedrich Preller the Younger (1838–1903), German painter
 * Gustav Preller (1875–1943), South African journalist and historian
 * James Preller (1961–), American author
 * Johann Gottlieb Preller (1727–1786), German composer
 * Ludwig Preller (1809–1861), German philologist and antiquarian