The following information is taken from the Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue, available online at http://www.dsl.ac.uk/index.html. This is a work in progress.
| Spelling | Number | Dates & headers |
|---|---|---|
| Preston | 1 | 1553-4 (barrow) |
| Preston Grange | 1 | 1531 (cole) |
| Prestoune | 1 | 1393 (appertenance) |