Priests town
A variant spelling of Preston, which originated as an English habitational surname. It is derived from the Old English elements 'preost', meaning priest, and 'tun', meaning enclosure, settlement, or town. Historically, it denoted someone who lived in or near a village owned by the church or a monastery.
Less common today
Presten isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #2,741 in 2002.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
