Press (surname)
Press is a surname with two unrelated origins. In England and Wales, it derives from Priest or Price. In Eastern Europe, it is a Jewish name, likely derived from the name Peretz. 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, American sociologist
- Ben Press, American tennis player, coach and writer
- Bill Press, American talk radio host
- Christen Press, American soccer player
- Evan Press, Welsh footballer
- Fiona Press, Australian actress
- Frank Press, American geophysicist
- Irina Press, Soviet multi-sport track and field athlete
- J. Press, American clothier founder
- Jim Press, American automobile executive
- Jürgen Press, German football manager
- Karen Press, South African poet
- Malcolm Press, British ecologist and professor
- Mikhail Press, Russian-American violinist and conductor
- Moses Alexandrovich Press, Russian engineer
- Natalie Press, English actress
- Nigel Press, British geologist who pioneered the development of commercial applications of satellite earth observation technology
- Robin Press, Swedish ice hockey player
- Sara L. Press, American book artist
- Steve Press, American politician
- Tamara Press, Soviet shot putter and discus thrower, sister of Irina Press
- Toby Orenstein née Press, American theatrical director, producer, and educator
- William J. Press, British wrestler
- William H. Press, American astrophysicist
- Yeshayahu Press, researcher of the land of Israel