Solomon Press gravestone showing Hebrew name Peretz

Press is a surname with two unrelated origins. In England and Wales, it derives from Priest or

Price A price is the (usually not negative) quantity of payment or compensation given by one party to another in return for goods or services. In some situations, the price of production has a different name. If the product is a "good" in the c ...

. In Eastern Europe (especially centered around Minsk), it is a Jewish name, likely derived from the Sephardic surname Peres ( Perez,

Peretz The Jewish name Peretz (Hebrew פרץ) may refer to the following people: in the Hebrew Bible: * Perez (son of Judah) in the Book of Genesis (also written as Peretz, Perets, Pharez) as a modern given name: * Peretz Lavie (born 1949), Israeli expe ...

Perutz Perutz is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Leo Perutz (1882–1957), Czech-Austrian novelist and mathematician *Max Ferdinand Perutz (1914–2002), Austrian-British molecular biologist *Robin Perutz, son of Max, chemist *Otto Pe ...

). It also is a

metonymic Metonymy () is a figure of speech in which a concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with that thing or concept. Etymology The words ''metonymy'' and ''metonym'' come from grc, μετωνυμία, 'a change of name' ...

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 Ben Press (May 21, 1924 – September 9, 2016) was an American tennis player, coach, and writer, known for his involvement in World Team Tennis, his connection with the Hotel del Coronado, and as teacher of tennis standouts such as Maureen Connolly ...

(1924–2016), American tennis player, coach and writer *

Bill Press William H. Press (born April 8, 1940) is an American talk radio host, podcaster, liberal pundit and author. He was chairman of the California Democratic Party from 1993 to 1996, and is a senior political contributor on CNN. He hosts ''The Bill ...

(born 1940), American talk radio host *

Christen Press Christen Annemarie Press (born December 29, 1988) is an American soccer player for Angel City FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the United States national team. She first appeared for the United States national team during an ...

(born 1988), American soccer player * Evan Press (born 2000), Welsh footballer *

Fiona Press Fiona Press is an Australian actress whose career has spanned over 30 years. Career Press was part of the original Australian cast of ''1984''. In 1991, she won both an AFI Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and a Silver Shell for ...

, Australian actress *

Frank Press Frank Press (December 4, 1924 – January 29, 2020) was an American geophysicist. He was an advisor to four U.S. presidents, and later served two consecutive terms as president of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (1981–1993). He was the ...

(1924–2020), American geophysicist *

Irina Press Irina Natanovna Press, uk, Ірина Натанівна Пресс, ''Iryna Natanivna Press'', group=nb (10 March 1939 – 21 February 2004) was a multitalented Soviet athlete who competed at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics. In 1960, she won a gold ...

(1939–2004), Soviet multi-sport track and field athlete *

J. Press J. Press is a traditional men's clothier founded in 1902 on Yale University's campus in New Haven, Connecticut by Jacobi Press. The brand also has stores in New York City and Washington, D.C. In 1974, the Press family sold the rights to license ...

( fl. 1910), American clothier founder *

Jim Press James E. Press is the former Deputy CEO of Chrysler Group LLC, having served in that capacity from June to December 2009. Previously, he served as President of Sales & Marketing Operations of Chrysler LLC from September 2007 to June 2009. He also ...

(born 1947), American automobile executive * Jürgen Press (born 1965), German football manager *

Karen Press Karen Press (born 1956) is a South African poet and translator. She was born in Cape Town, and lives in Sea Point, Cape Town, Sea Point. Press is a full-time writer and editor, having published ten collections of poetry, a film script, short sto ...

(born 1956), South African poet * Malcolm Press (born 1958), British ecologist and professor *

Mikhail Press Mikhail (Moisej) Isaakovich Press, also known as Michael Press, (russian: Михаил Исаакович Пресс; 29 August 1871, in Vilnius, Lithuania – 22 December 1938, in Lansing, Michigan) was a Russian-American violinist, conductor ...

(1871–1938), Russian-American violinist and conductor * Moses Alexandrovich Press (1861–1901), Russian engineer *

Natalie Press Natalie Press (born 15 August 1980) is an English actress. She is known for her performance in the 2004 film ''My Summer of Love'' and a number of short and feature-length Independent film, independent films, including ''Wasp (2003 film), Wasp' ...

(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 __NOTOC__ Tamara may refer to: People * Tamara (name), including a list of people with this name * Tamara (Spanish singer) (born 1984) * Tamara, stage name of Spanish singer Yurena (born 1969) * Tamara, stage name of Macedonian singer Tamara Tod ...

(1937–2021), Soviet shot putter and discus thrower, sister of Irina Press *

Toby Orenstein Toby Barbara Orenstein (née Press; born May 23, 1937) is an American theatrical director, producer, and educator. She has two honorable mentions for the Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre. Orenstein was inducted into the Maryland Women's Hal ...

née Press (born 1937), American theatrical director, producer, and educator * William J. Press ( fl. 1908), British wrestler *

William H. Press William Henry Press (born May 23, 1948) is an astrophysicist, theoretical physicist, computer scientist, and computational biologist. He is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the ...

(born 1948), American astrophysicist *

Yeshayahu Press Yeshayahu Press (March 2, 1874 – June 11, 1955) was a prominent researcher of the land of Israel. He was born in Jerusalem, which his father, Haim Press, helped build. Givat Yeshayahu was named after him. He wrote ''Topographical-Historical En ...

(1874–1955), Israeli scientist

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