Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
PRESTON
There are approximately 30,053 people named Preston in the UK. That makes it the 307th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 476 are named Preston.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
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The Preston surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) A town in Lancashire, England. The town in the coppice, or the bushy hill, from Prys and ton; also, Preston, the town where brass is found or manufactured, from Pres, brass, Welsh.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
PRESTON. Besides the great Lancashire town, thirty-five parishes andjlaces are named in the Gazetteer, and there are many others in various counties. The origin of the name, fvom jjreostes-tt'ni, 'the priest's enclosure or homestead' is undoubted. The Prestons of Furness were traced to Richard de Preston, of Preston, co. Westmoreland, temp. Henry II.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.