Prendergast
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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.
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- English terms derived from Irish
- English terms derived from Welsh
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- English surnames
- en:Suburbs in Pembrokeshire, Wales
- en:Places in Pembrokeshire, Wales
- en:Places in Wales
- English surnames from Irish
- English surnames from Welsh