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Preston
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Origin Of The Surname Preston
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Meaning Of The Surname Preston
Religious settlement
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Interesting
Facts About
Preston
It is thought that this family name was originally a locational name given to people who lived in areas called Preston, such as the one in Lancashire. However it is recorded in the Doomsday Book of 1086 as Prestun and Prestona. Both of these locations were given names made up of the Old English elements preost which meant priest and tun which meant either settlement or village. The first recorded spelling of this name dates back to 1185 and is of Peter de Prestun. |
Preston Statistics
Preston is the number 317 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 28,339 share the surname Preston in the UK.
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