Preston

From Old English prēost (“priest”) + tūn (“settlement”). Doublet of Prestatyn.

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• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɛstən/

Preston (countable and uncountable, plural Prestons)

1. An industrial city in Lancashire, England.

   A local government district of Lancashire, the City of Preston.

2. Several other towns and villages.
   1. A suburb of Brighton, East Sussex, otherwise known as Preston Village (OS grid ref TQ3006) [1]
   2. An area in the borough of Brent, Greater London.
   3. A village and civil parish in Dover district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR2561). [2]
   4. A number of places in the United States, including:
      1. A town in New London County, Connecticut.
      2. An unincorporated community, the county seat of Webster County, Georgia.
      3. A city, the county seat of Franklin County, Idaho.
      4. A city, the county seat of Fillmore County, Minnesota.
      5. A census-designated place in White Pine County, Nevada.
   5. A community in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada.
3. A habitational surname from Old English.
4. A male given name transferred from the surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Preston is the 736^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 47367 individuals. Preston is most common among White (73.18%) and Black/African American (20.4%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Preston”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

• postern, pronest, reptons