How common is the surname Prendergast?

5,800 people in the United States had the surname Prendergast in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,232 Americans. It ranked 5,936th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Prendergast?

Maurice Prendergast, American-Canadian artist (1858-1924).

Where is the surname Prendergast most common?

Wikidata records people named Prendergast in the United States.

Is the surname Prendergast getting more or less common?

More common. 5,566 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,800 in 2010, up 4.2%.

What are other spellings of Prendergast?

Pendergast, Penderghast, Pendergraft and Pendergrass.

The surname Prendergast

A surname, carried by 5,800 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex P653

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Prendergast is more common than 96.3% of them.

Origin

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.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,800 people named Prendergast in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 53,232 Americans. That is up 4.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,566.

#5,936

rank among US surnames

5,800

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

+4.2%

change since 2000 (was #5,711)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,931	Antunez	5,808	53,159
#5,934	Elston	5,803	53,204
#5,935	Loeffler	5,801	53,223
#5,936	Prendergast	5,800	53,232

Who is named Prendergast

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

88% of people named Prendergast identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Prendergasts

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Maurice Prendergast
American-Canadian artist (1858-1924)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Prendergast has the Soundex code P653, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P653.

Questions

Where does the surname Prendergast come from?: 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.
How common is the surname Prendergast?: 5,800 people in the United States had the surname Prendergast in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,232 Americans. It ranked 5,936th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Prendergast?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Prendergast identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Prendergast?: Maurice Prendergast, American-Canadian artist (1858-1924).
Where is the surname Prendergast most common?: Wikidata records people named Prendergast in the United States.
Is the surname Prendergast getting more or less common?: More common. 5,566 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,800 in 2010, up 4.2%.
What are other spellings of Prendergast?: Pendergast, Penderghast, Pendergraft and Pendergrass.