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 Sephardic surname Peres. 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
- Andrea L. Press, American sociologist
- Bill Press, American talk radio host
- Christen Press, American soccer player
- Frank Press, American geophysicist
- Jacobi Press, American clothier founder
- James E. Press, American automobile executive
- Karen Press, South African poet
- Mikhail Press, Russian-American violinist and conductor
- Natalie Press, English actress
- Sara L. Press, American book artist
- Tamara and Irina Press, Ukrainian athletes
- Toby Orenstein née Press, American theatrical director, producer, and educator
- William J. Press, British wrestler
- William H. Press, American astrophysicist
- Yeshayahu Press, Israeli scientist
