Preston

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɛstən/

Proper noun

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 places in England:
   1. A hamlet in Kingsteignton parish, Teignbridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SX8574).
   2. A suburb of Paignton, Torbay borough, Devon (OS grid ref SX8962).
   3. A suburban village north-east of Weymouth, Dorset, previously in Weymouth and Portland district (OS grid ref SY7083).
   4. A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, east of Hull (OS grid ref TA1830).
   5. A suburb of Brighton, East Sussex, otherwise known as Preston Village (OS grid ref TQ3006)
   6. A village and civil parish east of Cirencester, Cotswold district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SP0400).
   7. A hamlet in Dymock parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO6734).
   8. A suburban area in the borough of Brent, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ1887).
   9. A village and civil parish in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, west of Stevenage (OS grid ref TL1824).
   10. A village and civil parish in Dover district, Kent (OS grid ref TR2561).
   11. A hamlet in Ellingham parish, northern Northumberland (OS grid ref NU1825).
   12. A village and civil parish (without a council) north of Uppingham, Rutland (OS grid ref SK8702).
   13. A hamlet in Upton Magna parish, east of Shrewsbury, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ5211).
   14. A hamlet in Stogumber parish, Somerset, previously in West Somerset and Somerset West and Taunton districts (OS grid ref ST0935).
   15. A suburb of North Shields, Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear (OS grid ref NZ3569).
   16. A hamlet in Aldbourne parish and Ramsbury parish, east Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU2774).
   17. A hamlet in Lyneham and Bradenstoke parish, north-central Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU0378).
3. A place in Scotland:
   1. A suburb of Prestonpans, East Lothian council area (OS grid ref NT3974).
   2. A hamlet next to East Linton, East Lothian council area (OS grid ref NT5977).
   3. A village north of Duns, Berwickshire, Scottish Borders council area (OS grid ref NT7957).
4. A place in Canada:
   1. An area in Halifax regional municipality, Nova Scotia.
   2. A community in Cambridge, Ontario.
5. A number of places in Australia:
   1. A rural locality in the Whitsunday Region, north Queensland.
   2. A rural locality in Toowoomba Region and Lockyer Valley Region, south Queensland.
   3. A village in Central Coast council area, Tasmania.
   4. A suburb of Melbourne, in the City of Darebin, Victoria.
6. A number of places in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Sonoma County, California.
   2. A ghost town in Summit County, Colorado.
   3. A town in New London County, Connecticut.
   4. An unincorporated community, the county seat of Webster County, Georgia.
   5. A city, the county seat of Franklin County, Idaho.
   6. An unincorporated community in Randolph County, Illinois.
   7. A township in Richland County, Illinois.
   8. An unincorporated community in Harrison Township, Vigo County, Indiana.
   9. A minor city in Jackson County, Iowa.
   10. A minor city in Pratt County, Kansas.
   11. An unincorporated community in Bath County, Kentucky.
   12. A town in Caroline County, Maryland.
   13. A city, the county seat of Fillmore County, Minnesota.
   14. A township in Fillmore County, Minnesota.
   15. An unincorporated community in Kemper County, Mississippi.
   16. A village in Hickory County, Missouri.
   17. An unincorporated community in Jasper County, Missouri.
   18. An inactive township in Platte County, Missouri.
   19. A village in Richardson County, Nebraska
   20. A census-designated place in White Pine County, Nevada.
   21. A town in Chenango County, New York.
   22. A neighbourhood of the town of Cary, North Carolina.
   23. An unincorporated community in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma.
   24. A township in Wayne County, Pennsylvania.
   25. A census-designated place in Grayson County, Texas.
   26. A ghost town in Wharton County, Texas.
   27. A locality in Henry County, Virginia.
   28. An unincorporated community in King County, Washington.
   29. An unincorporated community and coal town in Preston County, West Virginia.
   30. A town in Adams County, Wisconsin.
   31. An unincorporated community in the towns of Fennimore and Wingville, Grant County, Wisconsin.
   32. A town in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin.
7. A habitational surname from Old English.
8. A male given name transferred from the surname.

Derived terms

• Long Preston
• Preston Brook
• Preston County
• Preston-le-Skerne
• Preston-on-Tees
• Preston Park
• Preston Richard
• Prestonsburg
• Preston-under-Scar

 

Translations

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Greek: Πρέστον (el) n (Préston)
• Macedonian: Престон m (Preston)

Statistics

• 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.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• postern, pronest, reptons