Preston

English Etymology From en ang Prēostatūn, from ang prēost prēosta priests' genitive plural + ang tūn settlement. en Prestatyn. Pronunciation en En-uk-Preston.ogg UK en /ˈpɹɛs.tən/ UK,US en ɛstən 2 Proper noun ~ en industrial city co/Lancashire cc/England OS grid ref SD5329. City Centre ward (Preston) en local government district with borough status in co/Lancashire, the City of Preston, Lancashire City of Preston. District map (Lancashire) Several other places in England: en hamlet par/Kingsteignton dist/Teignbridge co/Devon OS grid ref SX8574. en suburb town/Paignton bor/Torbay co/Devon OS grid ref SX8962. Ward map (Torbay) en suburban village north-east of town/Weymouth co/Dorset previously in dist/Weymouth and Portland OS grid ref SY7083. en village/and/cpar in the co/East Riding of Yorkshire east of city/Hull OS grid ref TA1830. Parish map (East Riding) en suburb town/Brighton co/East Sussex, otherwise known as Preston Village, Brighton Preston Village OS grid ref TQ3006 Ward map (Brighton) en village/and/cpar east of town/Cirencester dist/Cotswold s/Gloucestershire OS grid ref SP0400. Parish map (Cotswold, Glos) en hamlet par/Dymock dist/Forest of Dean co/Gloucestershire OS grid ref SO6734. en suburban area in the lbor/Brent co/Greater London OS grid ref TQ1887. Ward map (Brent) en village/and/cpar in dist/North Hertfordshire co/Hertfordshire west of town/Stevenage OS grid ref TL1824. Parish map (Hertfordshire) en village/and/cpar in dist/Dover co/Kent OS grid ref TR2561. Parish map (Kent) en hamlet par/Ellingham northern co/Northumberland OS grid ref NU1825. en village/and/cpar (without a council) north of town/Uppingham co/Rutland OS grid ref SK8702. Parish map (Rutland) en hamlet par/Upton Magna east of town/Shrewsbury co/Shropshire OS grid ref SJ5211. en hamlet par/Stogumber co/Somerset previously in x/West Somerset and x/Somerset West and Taunton districts OS grid ref ST0935. en suburb town/North Shields metbor/North Tyneside co/Tyne and Wear OS grid ref NZ3569. Ward map (North Tyneside) en hamlet par/Aldbourne and par/Ramsbury east co/Wiltshire OS grid ref SU2774. en hamlet par/Lyneham and Bradenstoke north-central co/Wiltshire OS grid ref SU0378. en place cc/Scotland: en suburb town/Prestonpans carea/East Lothian OS grid ref NT3974. en hamlet next to town/East Linton carea/East Lothian OS grid ref NT5977. en village north of town/Duns x/Berwickshire carea/Scottish Borders OS grid ref NT7957. en place c/Canada: en area rmun:suf/Halifax p/Nova Scotia. en community city/Cambridge p/Ontario. en number of places c/Australia: en rural locality r:Suf/Whitsunday north s/Queensland. en rural locality in r:Suf/Toowoomba and r:Suf/Lockyer Valley south s/Queensland. en village carea/Central Coast s/Tasmania. en suburb city/Melbourne in the city:Pref/Darebin s/Victoria. en number of places c/USA: en ucomm co/Sonoma County s/California. en ghost town co/Summit County s/Colorado. en town co/New London County s/Connecticut. TopoZone: Preston City (Town of Preston), Connecticut en ucomm/county seat co/Webster County s/Georgia. en city/county seat co/Franklin County s/Idaho. en ucomm co/Randolph County s/Illinois. en twp co/Richland County s/Illinois. en ucomm twp:Suf/Harrison co/Vigo County s/Indiana. en minor city co/Jackson County s/Iowa. en minor city co/Pratt County s/Kansas. en ucomm co/Bath County s/Kentucky. en town co/Caroline County s/Maryland. en city/county seat co/Fillmore County s/Minnesota. en twp co/Fillmore County s/Minnesota. en ucomm co/Kemper County s/Mississippi. en village co/Hickory County s/Missouri. en ucomm co/Jasper County s/Missouri. en inactive township co/Platte County s/Missouri. en village co/Richardson County s/Nebraska. en CDP co/White Pine County s/Nevada. en town co/Chenango County s/New York. en neighbourhood town:pref/Cary s/North Carolina. en ucomm co/Okmulgee County s/Oklahoma. en twp co/Wayne County s/Pennsylvania. en CDP co/Grayson County s/Texas. en ghost town co/Wharton County s/Texas. en populated place co/Henry County s/Virginia. en ucomm co/King County s/Washington. en ucomm and coal town in co/Preston County s/West Virginia. en town co/Adams County s/Wisconsin. en ucomm in the towns of town/Fennimore and town/Wingville co/Grant County s/Wisconsin. en town co/Trempealeau County s/Wisconsin. en habitational Old English. en Mike Mangas;Timea Horvath Conservative group plans to split California, holds 'New California' convention in Redding w:KRCR https://krcrtv.com/news/local/conservative-group-plans-to-split-california-holds-new-california-convention-in-redding 2026-01-23 Preston added that New California is active in virtually all 58 counties. He says they chose Shasta County as the place to convene its legislature because there's a lot of support here. https://web.archive.org/web/20260218095642/https://krcrtv.com/news/local/conservative-group-plans-to-split-california-holds-new-california-convention-in-redding 18 February 2026 en male surnames. en Richard Fausset A White Nationalist Wrote a Law School Paper Promoting Racist Views. It Won Him an Award. w:The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/us/white-supremacist-university-of-florida-paper.html 2025-06-21 Preston Damsky is a law student at the University of Florida. He is also a white nationalist and antisemite. https://web.archive.org/web/20251030192039/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/us/white-supremacist-university-of-florida-paper.html 30 October 2025 Derived terms en East Preston Long Preston New Preston Preston Brook Preston Candover Preston County Preston-le-Skerne Preston Montford Preston-on-Tees Preston Park Preston Patrick Preston Richard Prestonsburg Preston-under-Scar South Preston Translations Chinese: Mandarin: zh 普雷斯顿 Pǔléisīdùn Greek: el Πρέστον n Macedonian: mk Престон m Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Preston is the 736th 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. References Further reading Anagrams en enoprst reptons pronest postern Reptons