Prescott

English

"priest's cottage"

Prescott Origin and Meaning

The name Prescott is a boy's name of English origin meaning "priest's cottage".

Prescott is one of several distinguished, upper-crusty surnames beginning with P.

There are several historical surnamed Prescotts, including William, a Massachusetts Minuteman and commander at the battle of Bunker Hill, and Samuel, a Revolutonary patriot who traveled with Paul Revere on the night of his famous ride. Prescott is also the first name of the father and brother of George H.W. Bush.

Prescott Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1717 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Prescott

• 1717 Nameberry 2025

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Famous People Named Prescott

• Prescott Sheldon Bush U.S. Senator, father of President George H. W. Bush, grandfather of President George W. Bush
• Prescott Niles American bassist for band The Knack
• Samuel Prescott Bush American industrialist; father of U.S. Senator Prescott Bush
• Ronald Prescott "Ron" Reagan son of U.S. President Ronald Reagan
• Samuel Prescott Hildreth American physician and scientist
• James Prescott Joule English physicist and inventor
• John Leslie Prescott British politician in the Labour Party
• Edward C. Prescott winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
• Rayne Dakota "Dak" Prescott American football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys

The name Prescott in Pop Culture

• Sidney Prescott character in the Scream movies
• Clive Prescott a male character on an episode of TV's Psych
• Nathan Prescott character in the video game "Life is Strange"