Prentice Family History
Prentice Name Meaning
Scottish (Lanarkshire) and English (East Anglia): from Middle English prentis prentiz a shortened form of apprentis ‘apprentice’ (Anglo-Norman French apprenti(e)z prentiz prentice from Old French aprendre ‘to learn to understand’ Latin appre(he)ndere ‘to understand grasp’) denoting someone learning a craft or trade but probably originating as a nickname in the case of the surname.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022