How common is the surname Pendergrass?

8,123 people in the United States had the surname Pendergrass in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,009 Americans. It ranked 4,378th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Pendergrass?

Teddy Pendergrass, American singer (1950–2010).

Where is the surname Pendergrass most common?

Wikidata records people named Pendergrass in the United States.

How do you pronounce Pendergrass?

Pendergrass is /ˈpɛn.dɚˌɡɹæs/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Pendergrass getting more or less common?

More common. 7,904 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,123 in 2010, up 2.8%.

The surname Pendergrass

A surname, carried by 8,123 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈpɛn.dɚˌɡɹæs/ 3 syllables Soundex P536

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pendergrass is more common than 97.3% of them.

Origin

Variant of Prendergast.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,123 people named Pendergrass in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 38,009 Americans. That is up 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,904.

#4,378

rank among US surnames

8,123

people in 2010

2.8

per 100,000 Americans

+2.8%

change since 2000 (was #4,148)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,374	Strunk	8,129	37,981
#4,375	Hardison	8,128	37,985
#4,376	Frasier	8,124	38,004
#4,378	Pendergrass	8,123	38,009

Who is named Pendergrass

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

74% of people named Pendergrass identified as white (not Hispanic), 21% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 74%
Black (not Hispanic) 21%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Pendergrasss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Teddy Pendergrass
American singer (1950–2010)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Pendergrass

Pendergrass has the Soundex code P536, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P536.

Questions

Where does the surname Pendergrass come from?: Variant of Prendergast.
How common is the surname Pendergrass?: 8,123 people in the United States had the surname Pendergrass in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,009 Americans. It ranked 4,378th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pendergrass?: In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Pendergrass identified as white (not Hispanic), and 21% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Pendergrass?: Teddy Pendergrass, American singer (1950–2010).
Where is the surname Pendergrass most common?: Wikidata records people named Pendergrass in the United States.
How do you pronounce Pendergrass?: Pendergrass is /ˈpɛn.dɚˌɡɹæs/, 3 syllables.
Is the surname Pendergrass getting more or less common?: More common. 7,904 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,123 in 2010, up 2.8%.