Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
PRESSLEY
There are approximately 722 people named Pressley in the UK. That makes it the 8,702nd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 11 are named Pressley.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
PersleyParsley
Prassley
Prasley
Preesley
Preasley
Praisley
Preeslley
Preasly
Preesly
Preezley
Prasly
Preseley
Presaley
Preisley
Prahsly
Perssley
Presely
Pregsley
Presl
Prassl
Preisly
The Pressley surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) A coppice, from the Welsh Prys, shrubs, brushwood; Gaelic, preas, bushes, shrubs, and lle, a place, meadow or pasture lands.