Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
BRICE
As described in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Welsh.) A contraction of Ap Rice, the son of Rice, which is the same as Rhys or Rhees (see Rhees). Brys, Welsh, haste, quick, lively.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
BRICE. A personal name. The feast of St. Brice, bishop and confessor, is on the iJth of Novemlier. There are tliree places in Normandy denominated from him.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
Surname type: From name of parent
Origin: Celtic
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: Wales
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: Welsh