Prendergast
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Prendergast (countable and uncountable, plural Prendergasts)
- A surname.
- A suburb of Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9516).
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Prendergast is the 5936th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5800 individuals. Prendergast is most common among White (87.62%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Prendergast”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.