Preston Name Origin, Meaning and Family History
Preston Name Meaning : Thought to have derived from the Anglo-Saxon word 'preoston' meaning 'priest settlement'.
May refer to someone who lived in a settlement that a priest lived in or a settlement owned by the church. This surname may have also been taken from a settlment of the same name (for example Preston in Lancashire).
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Surname Distribution
Census frequency by county
Name Concentrations Within England and Wales
0
43
86
129
171
214
257
300
343
386
428
471
Buckinghamshire
29
Cambridgeshire
105
Channel Islands
16
Cheshire
295
Cornwall
10
Cumberland
66
Derbyshire
76
Denbighshire
3
Devon
135
Dorset
18
Durham
153
Essex
46
Flintshire
19
Glamorgan
14
Gloucestershire
234
Hampshire
159
Herefordshire
3
Hertfordshire
117
Hunts and Rutland
73
Isle of Man
32
Kent
55
Lancashire
1,658
Leicestershire
514
Lincolnshire
191
London
606
Middlesex
34
Monmouthshire
2
Northumberland
38
Norfolk
172
Northamptonshire
75
Nottinghamshire
135
Oxfordshire
104
Radnorshire
1
Shropshire
152
Suffolk
65
Somerset
55
Surrey
30
Sussex
16
Staffordshire
380
Warwickshire
114
Westmorland
99
Wiltshire
60
Worcestershire
42
Yorkshire
1,770
Anglesey
0
Bedfordshire
0
Brecknockshire
0
Berkshire
0
Carnarvonshire
0
Cardiganshire
0
Carmarthenshire
0
Merionethshire
0
Montgomeryshire
0
Pembrokeshire
0
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Preston Surname Statistics
Top Professions for the Preston family
Profession
Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer
398
Female Servant
265
Independent
216
Labourer
140
Male Servant
113
Farmer
95
Cotton Weaver
89
Weaver
80
Shoe Maker
73
Dress Maker
35
Carpenter
33
Frame Work Knitter
32
Tailor
29
Wool Comber
25
Ag Labourer
25
Coal Miner
25
Ag Lab
23
Joiner
23
Clothier
23
Gardener
22
Servant
21
Publican
21
Painter
20
Butcher
19
Cotton Spinner
17
Most Frequent Forenames for Preston
Name
Census Frequency
Mary Preston
6,824
William Preston
6,737
John Preston
6,617
Elizabeth Preston
4,366
Thomas Preston
3,956
Sarah Preston
3,643
James Preston
3,250
George Preston
3,218
Ann Preston
2,423
Joseph Preston
2,121
Jane Preston
1,994
Charles Preston
1,792
Henry Preston
1,689
Robert Preston
1,660
Alice Preston
1,593
Margaret Preston
1,502
Annie Preston
1,457
Ellen Preston
1,453
Eliza Preston
1,277
Emma Preston
1,247
Hannah Preston
1,199
Edward Preston
1,119
Richard Preston
1,074
Samuel Preston
1,041
Arthur Preston
986
Preston Surname Variants Ranking
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