Prendergast Family History
Prendergast Name Meaning
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.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Prendergast Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Prendergast families
 78 - 153  27 - 77 |
 1 - 26  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Prendergast families
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108 - 213 37 - 107 |
1 - 36 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Prendergast families
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7 - 11 3 - 6 |
1 - 2 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Prendergast Family Origin
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Prendergast Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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