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The prendergast Surname

prendergast Name Meaning and History

Irish: of Welsh origin and uncertain etymology. It is said by its bearers to have been the name of Flemish settlers in Normandy, who took their name from a lost place, Brontegeest, near Ghent in Flanders.

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Distribution of prendergast Families in the US in 1920
Number of prendergast families
 78-153
 27-77
 1-26
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