Press (surname)

Press is a surname with two unrelated origins. In England and Wales, it derives from Priest or Price. In Eastern Europe (especially centered around Minsk), it is a Jewish name, likely derived from the Sephardic surname Peres (Perez, Peretz, Perutz). It also is a metonymic occupational surname that refers to the occupation of someone who ironed clothes, derived from the Yiddish "pres" or flat iron.

People with the surname include:


 * Andrea L. Press (born 1955), American sociologist
 * Ben Press (1924–2016), American tennis player, coach and writer
 * Bill Press (born 1940), American talk radio host
 * Christen Press (born 1988), American soccer player
 * Evan Press (born 2000), Welsh footballer
 * Fiona Press, Australian actress
 * Frank Press (1924–2020), American geophysicist
 * Irina Press (1939–2004), Soviet multi-sport track and field athlete
 * J. Press (fl. 1910), American clothier founder
 * Jim Press (born 1947), American automobile executive
 * Jürgen Press (born 1965), German football manager
 * Karen Press (born 1956), South African poet
 * Malcolm Press (born 1958), British ecologist and professor
 * Mikhail Press (1871–1938), Russian-American violinist and conductor
 * Moses Alexandrovich Press (1861–1901), Russian engineer
 * Natalie Press (born 1980), English actress
 * Nigel Press (born 1949), British geologist who pioneered the development of commercial applications of satellite earth observation technology
 * Robin Press (born 1994), Swedish ice hockey player
 * Sara L. Press (born 1974), American book artist
 * Steve Press (born 1946), American politician
 * Tamara Press (1937–2021), Soviet shot putter and discus thrower, sister of Irina Press
 * Toby Orenstein née Press (born 1937), American theatrical director, producer, and educator
 * William J. Press (fl. 1908), British wrestler
 * William H. Press (born 1948), American astrophysicist
 * Yeshayahu Press (1874–1955), Israeli scientist