Pressey Family History
Pressey Name Meaning
English: from Middle English prest pri(e)st ‘priest’ + hei(e) hai(e) ‘fence enclosure’ (Old English prēost (ge)hæg) probably denoting a piece of enclosed church land. The name may be topographic for someone who lived by such a plot or habitational from a minor place so named such as Priesthay Wood Farm in Wappenham Northamptonshire.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022