Prescott is a masculine given name. Bearers of the name include:
Prescott E. Bloom (1942–1986), American lawyer and politician Prescott Burgess (born 1984), American former National Football League player Prescott Bush (1895–1972), American banker and politician, father of President George H. W. Bush and grandfather of President George W. Bush and ex-governor Jeb Bush Prescott F. Cogswell (1859–1960), American politician Prescott Durand Crout (1907–1984), American mathematician Prescott Currier (1912–1995), American naval officer and cryptanalyst Prescott F. Hall (1868–1921), American lawyer, author and eugenicist Prescott Gardner Hewett (1812–1891), British surgeon and serjeant-surgeon extraordinary to Queen Victoria Prescott B. Huntington (1905–1988), American politician Prescott Lecky (1892–1941), American psychologist Prescott Metcalf, American businessman and 8th mayor of Erie, Pennsylvania Prescott Niles, American rock bassist Prescott Townsend (1894–1973), American gay rights activist Prescott Wright (1935–2006), American animated film producer and distributor