# Preece

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'''Preece''' is a surname of Welsh origin. It is an anglicisation of Welsh "ap Rhys" (son of [Rhys](/source/Rhys)) and is a variant of the surname [Price](/source/Price_(surname)).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hanks |first1=Patrick |last2=Lenarčič |first2=Simon |last3=McClure |first3=Peter |title=Dictionary of American Family Names |date=30 November 2022 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-024511-5 |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780190245115.001.0001/acref-9780190245115-e-59479 |access-date=19 October 2024 |language=en |chapter=Preece}}</ref> Notable people with the surname include:

* [Alfred Preece](/source/Alfred_Preece), Mayor of Chatham Islands, New Zealand
* [Andy Preece](/source/Andy_Preece), English footballer and manager
* [Annie Preece](/source/Annie_Preece), American visual artist, public speaker and comedian
* [Ben Preece](/source/Ben_Preece), English cricketer
* [Charles Preece](/source/Charles_Preece), English cricketer
* [Chris Preece](/source/Chris_Preece), Welsh rugby league player
* [David Preece (footballer born 1963)](/source/David_Preece_(footballer_born_1963))
* [David Preece (footballer born 1976)](/source/David_Preece_(footballer_born_1976))
* [David Preece (politician)](/source/David_Preece_(politician)), American politician
* [Dennis Preece](/source/Dennis_Preece), American sports coach
* [George Preece](/source/George_Preece), New Zealand officer
* [Harold Preece](/source/Harold_Preece), American writer
* [Helen Preece](/source/Helen_Preece), British equestrian
* [Henry Preece](/source/Henry_Preece), English cricketer
* [Ian Preece](/source/Ian_Preece), Welsh snooker player
* [Isaac Arthur Preece](/source/Isaac_Arthur_Preece) (1907–1964), British biochemist
* [Ivor Preece](/source/Ivor_Preece), English rugby union footballer
* [Jack Preece (footballer)](/source/Jack_Preece_(footballer))
* [Jack Preece (rugby union)](/source/Jack_Preece_(rugby_union))
* [Jay Preece](/source/Jay_Preece), Canadian lacrosse player
* [Jenny Preece](/source/Jenny_Preece), Dean of the College of Information Studies at the University of Maryland
* [Lillian Preece](/source/Lillian_Preece) (1928–2004), British swimmer
* [Margaret Preece](/source/Margaret_Preece), English operatic soprano
* [Mary Preece](/source/Mary_Preece), Canadian academic administrator 
* [Michael Preece](/source/Michael_Preece), American director, script supervisor, producer, and actor
* [Patricia Preece](/source/Patricia_Preece), English artist (born Ruby Preece)
* [Peter Preece](/source/Peter_Preece), English rugby union player
* [Rod Preece](/source/Rod_Preece), English-Canadian philosopher and historian
* [Roger Preece](/source/Roger_Preece), English footballer
* [Roger Preece (priest)](/source/Roger_Preece_(priest)), British Anglican priest
* [Ryan Preece](/source/Ryan_Preece), American racing driver
* [Steve Preece](/source/Steve_Preece), American football player
* [Tim Preece](/source/Tim_Preece), English actor
* [Trevor Preece](/source/Trevor_Preece), Welsh cricketer
* [Warren E. Preece](/source/Warren_E._Preece), editor of Encyclopædia Britannica from 1964 to 1975
* [William Henry Preece](/source/William_Henry_Preece), Welsh electrical engineer and inventor

==See also==
* [Price (surname)](/source/Price_(surname))
* [Pryce](/source/Pryce)
* [Rhys#The patronymic form](/source/Rhys)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{surname|Preece}}

Category:English-language surnames

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