Prestwich

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Prestedge, Prestidge

Etymology

From Old English prēost (“priest”) + wīċ (“settlement”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɛstwɪt͡ʃ/

Proper noun

Prestwich (countable and uncountable, plural Prestwiches)

1. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD8103).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Prestwich is the 33036^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 693 individuals. Prestwich is most common among White (93.51%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Prestwich”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.