Preller is a surname derived from Middle High German brellen 'to yell', 'to bawl.' Also derived from Preller (Bruller), one who shouts or roars. Notable people with the surname include:
A. J. Preller (born 1977), former MLB scout and the current GM of San Diego Padres Alexis Preller (1911-1975) South African painter Fred W. Preller (1902–1974), New York assemblyman Friedrich Preller the Elder (1804–1878), German landscape painter Friedrich Preller the Younger (1838–1903), German painter Gustav Preller (1875–1943), South African journalist and historian James Preller (1961–), American author Johann Gottlieb Preller (1727–1786), German composer Ludwig Preller (1809–1861), German philologist and antiquarian