# Preston
## English
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* Audio (UK):(file)
* (UK, US) IPA: /ˈpɹɛstən/

### Proper noun

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

#### Derived terms

* Long Preston
* Preston Brook
* Preston Candover
* Preston County
* Preston-le-Skerne
* Preston-on-Tees
* Preston Park
* Preston Patrick
* Preston Richard
* Prestonsburg
* Preston-under-Scar

#### Translations

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#### 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

* ↑ OS: Teignbridge
* ↑ OS: Brighton
* ↑ OS: Kent
* ↑ OS: Northumberland
* ↑ OS:Shropshire

### Further reading

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

### Anagrams

* reptons, pronest, postern, Reptons