Pendergast Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Pendergast last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
Order your pack and our heraldry team researches and paints the Pendergast coat of arms for you.
Meaning and origin of the Pendergast last name
Meaning of the Pendergast last name: a descendant of Pendegast (head stranger). Smith's dictionary links the English and Irish surname Pendergast to a descendant of Pendegast (head stranger), or someone who came from Prendergast, a parish in Pembrokeshire. You will now meet the Pendergast last name in the United States, Australia and Canada. Smith also records the spelling Pendergrass for Pendergast.
Arms associated with the Pendergast name
Sharing a surname establishes no coat of arms entitlement; heraldry follows documented individual lineages.
Get your full Pendergast family history
This is only a glimpse of the Pendergast story. The full Pendergast history report goes much deeper into where the name began, who carried it and how the family spread, and it comes with a museum-style painted Pendergast coat of arms. Get the full Pendergast report.
Pendergast name FAQ
What does the Pendergast name mean?
A descendant of Pendegast (head stranger). Common variants include Pendergrass.
Where does the Pendergast surname come from?
It originates in England, and is also found in the United States and Australia.
Is there a Pendergast coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Pendergast coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Sources: Elsdon C. Smith, Dictionary of American Family Names (1956), individual surname entries; modern indexed dictionary entries supersede conflicting interpretations.; Forebears, Surnam.es and individual surname distribution references.