Prendergast

English

Alternative forms

• Pendergast, Penderghast, Pendergraft, Pendergrass

Etymology

From the Irish and Welsh surname, perhaps derived from a now lost settlement in Flanders called Brontegeest. This surname was then brought to England through the Norman Conquest.

Proper noun

Prendergast (countable and uncountable, plural Prendergasts)

1. A surname.
2. A suburb of Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9516).

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Prendergast is the 5936^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5800 individuals. Prendergast is most common among White (87.62%) individuals.

Further reading

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