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).
Discover how your Preston ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 35 |
| Buckinghamshire | 35 |
| Berkshire | 229 |
| Cambridgeshire | 123 |
| Channel Islands | 7 |
| Cheshire | 551 |
| Cornwall | 43 |
| Cumberland | 114 |
| Derbyshire | 125 |
| Devon | 297 |
| Dorset | 51 |
| Durham | 277 |
| Essex | 155 |
| Gloucestershire | 318 |
| Hampshire | 339 |
| Herefordshire | 8 |
| Hertfordshire | 107 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 109 |
| Isle of Man | 50 |
| Kent | 150 |
| Lancashire | 2,721 |
| Leicestershire | 819 |
| Lincolnshire | 241 |
| London | 1,369 |
| Middlesex | 97 |
| Northumberland | 88 |
| Norfolk | 279 |
| Northamptonshire | 86 |
| Nottinghamshire | 246 |
| Oxfordshire | 126 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 109 |
| Shropshire | 165 |
| Suffolk | 104 |
| Somerset | 63 |
| Surrey | 103 |
| Sussex | 38 |
| Staffordshire | 691 |
| Warwickshire | 369 |
| Westmorland | 147 |
| Wiltshire | 27 |
| Worcestershire | 142 |
| Yorkshire | 2,677 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 11 |
| Cardiganshire | 9 |
| Carnarvonshire | 3 |
| Carmarthenshire | 4 |
| Denbighshire | 18 |
| Flintshire | 4 |
| Glamorgan | 93 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 2 |
| Monmouthshire | 19 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 2,883 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 227 |
| Cotton Weaver | 185 |
| General Labourer | 144 |
| Domestic Servant | 130 |
| Dress Maker | 127 |
| Labourer | 112 |
| Coal Miner | 105 |
| Laundress | 84 |
| General Servant | 78 |
| Farm Labourer | 73 |
| House Keeper | 60 |
| Annuitant | 57 |
| Farm Servant Indoor | 55 |
| Woollen Weaver | 46 |
| General Servant Domestic | 42 |
| Bricklayer | 39 |
| Carpenter | 37 |
| Tailor | 36 |
| Farmers Wife | 34 |
| Joiner | 33 |
| No Occupation | 33 |
| Worsted Weaver | 33 |
| Charwoman | 31 |
| Shoe Maker | 30 |
| 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 |