Pendergrast Surname
Approximately 1,366 people bear this surname
Pendergrast Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. Corruptions of Prendergast. These forms are largely represented in the leading cities of the United States. This is almost entirely due to Irish immigration. For history of the name, v.
Read More About This SurnamePendergrast Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,101 | 1:329,209 | 29,862 |
| New Zealand | 148 | 1:30,597 | 5,323 |
| Australia | 62 | 1:435,415 | 34,362 |
| England | 29 | 1:1,921,312 | 76,208 |
| Canada | 16 | 1:2,302,849 | 139,666 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 43 | 1:566,869 | 29,432 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 412 | 1:121,890 | 11,853 |
Pendergrast Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. Corruptions of Prendergast. These forms are largely represented in the leading cities of the United States. This is almost entirely due to Irish immigration. For history of the name, v. Prendergast.
1758. Married — James Pendergrass and Ann Williams: St. George, Hanover Square.
1766. — Nicholas Pendergrass and Ann Blagrave: ibid.
For Pend(e)gast, q.v.
Pendergrast Demographics
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Pendergrast Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pendergrast Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pendergrast is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Pendergrast click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pendergrast? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 282,260th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,334,953 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Pendergrast reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 1,101 people, or 1 in 329,209. In The United States Pendergrast is most common in: Tennessee, where 23 percent reside, Florida, where 7 percent reside and Georgia, where 6 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 11 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.
Pendergrast Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Pendergrast has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 267 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 33 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Pendergrast Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Pendergrast surname are 1.04% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.27% being registered with the party.
The amount Pendergrast earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 2.1% less than the national average, earning $42,244 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.06% more than the national average, earning $64,617 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pendergreast | 96 | 1 | / |
| Pendergrasts | 96 | 1 | / |
| Pendergrasdt | 96 | 1 | / |
| Pendergras | 95 | 127 | / |
| Pendergrat | 95 | 6 | / |
| Pendergrass | 91 | 10,289 | / |
| Pendergrath | 91 | 9 | / |
| Pendergrest | 91 | 9 | / |
| Pendergrasp | 91 | 4 | / |
| Pendergradt | 91 | 3 | / |
| Pendergrost | 91 | 0 | / |
| Pindergrast | 91 | 0 | / |
| Pendergra | 90 | 2 | / |
| Pendergrrass | 87 | 1 | / |
| Pendergrah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pendergrap | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pendergraz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Pendergrad | 86 | 0 | / |
| Pendergros | 86 | 0 | / |
| Pendergrau | 86 | 0 | / |
| Pendergray | 86 | 0 | / |
| Pendergraph | 82 | 826 | / |
| Pendergrace | 82 | 5 | / |
| Pendergross | 82 | 1 | / |
| Pemdergrass | 82 | 1 | / |
| Pindergrass | 82 | 1 | / |
| Pendregrass | 82 | 0 | / |
| Pendirgrass | 82 | 0 | / |
| Pindergross | 73 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
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