Prestwich
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old English prēost (“priest”) + wīċ (“settlement”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editPrestwich (countable and uncountable, plural Prestwiches)
- A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD8103).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Prestwich is the 33036th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 693 individuals. Prestwich is most common among White (93.51%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Prestwich”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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