Preston is a surname and given name of English origin, meaning "priest's town" or "priest's settlement". The name is derived from the Old English words preost (priest) and tun (town or settlement), and was originally used to refer to a town where a priest lived or to a settlement that was owned or controlled by a priest or religious institution.
Preston is also the name of several towns and cities in England, including Preston in Lancashire, which was the birthplace of the famous mathematician Alan Turing. The name Preston has been used as a given name since at least the 16th century, and was particularly popular in the 19th and early 20th centuries.