Preston

English

"priest's estate"

Preston Origin and Meaning

The name Preston is a boy's name of English origin meaning "priest's estate".

Britney Spears put this old-fashioned surname name back on the map when she chose it as her son Sean's middle name, which the family uses as his first.

One of the most popular names of its genre, it's been heard on such TV shows as Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy and The Wire. The most memorable bearer of the name is probably Preston Sturges (born Edmund), one of the leading screwball comedy writer/directors of Hollywood's Golden Age.

Preston Rank in US Top 1000

# 275 in the US

Preston Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 468 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Preston

• 275 US 2023
• 468 Nameberry 2025
• 545 Future 2028
• 708 England 2023

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Famous People Named Preston

• Preston Sturges (born Edmund Preston Biden) American playwright and director
• Preston Smith Brooks American Congressman from South Carolina
• (Ernest) Preston Manning Canadian MP and Leader of the Opposition
• Preston Brust American country music singer of band LoCash
• Preston Reed American guitarist
• Preston Lacy American stunt performer and TV personality ("Jackass")
• Preston Thomas Tucker American automaker
• Preston Blaine Arsement American YouTuber
• Preston Joe Abbott Nyman English actor
• Reginald Herbert "Preston" Lockwood English actor
• Preston Pippen son of American basketballer Scottie Pippen
• Preston Michael Schwig (b. 2010) son of Kayla Jackson and Michael Schwig
• Jeffrey Preston "Jeff" Bezos founder and CEO of Amazon.com
• Leon Preston Robinson IV American actor
• Sean Preston Federline son of singer Britney Spears and Kevin Federline

The name Preston in Pop Culture

• Preston Xavier Burke character on TV's "Grey's Anatomy"
• Preston Meyers main character in film "Can't Hardly Wait"
• Preston character from the movie "Super 8"
• Preston Scavo character on TV's "Desperate Housewives"
• Preston character in film "She's All That"
• Preston city in Lancashire, UK
• Preston Garvey a character and companion in the video game "Fallout 4"
• Preston Goodplay character in the Rooster Teeth animated series "Camp Camp"