# Pentecost (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/pentecost/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,489 |
| US rank (2010) | 12,473 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 124,044 people |
| Change since 2000 | -1.0% (2,515 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈpɛntəˌkɔst/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Middle English Pentecoste (“feast of the descent of the Holy Spirit, Pentecost; season of Pentecost, Whitsuntide; Jewish festival celebrating giving of the law to Moses”), from Old English Pentecosten, also influenced by Anglo-Norman pentecoste, Middle French pentecoste, and Old French pentecoste (“Christian feast of Pentecost; Jewish festival of Pentecost”) (modern French Pentecôte).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Pentecost in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 89% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 4.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Similar surnames

Puentes, Pentz, Pantoja, Poindexter, Pounds, Pontius, Ponds, Pontious, Pontes, Piontek, Poundstone.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.