Prestwich Family History
Prestwich Name Meaning
English (Lancashire): habitational name from a place in Lancashire (now Greater Manchester) so called from Old English prēost ‘priest’ + wīc ‘outlying settlement’ or from other places with the same derivation. Variants such as Prestidge Prestage etc. parallel the local pronunciation of the Lancashire name. Compare Preston .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022