German: from the medieval personal name Pankratz, the
vernacular form of Latin Pancratius (Greek Pankratios,
from pankrates ‘all-in wrestler’, from pan ‘all’,
‘every’ + kratein ‘to conquer, subdue’, re-analysed by early
Christians as meaning ‘Almighty’ and thus a suitable epithet of
Christ). The name was borne by a 4th-century Christian martyr in Rome,
hence its popularity as a personal name in the Middle Ages.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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