Prendergast
“from Brontegeest in Flanders”
The sept's historic heartland, highlighted. People moved — a name can be found far from home.
Is Prendergast an Irish name?
Prendergast came in with the Normans after 1169. That makes it an Irish surname — it has been one for over eight hundred years — but not a Gaelic one. In Irish the name is de Priondargás.
What does the surname Prendergast mean?
Prendergast (Irish: de Priondargás) means “from Brontegeest in Flanders”. Origin: Norman-Flemish.
Where in Ireland is the surname Prendergast from?
The historic homeland of the Prendergast name is Mayo, Tipperary, Wexford. People moved, so the name can be found far beyond it.
What is the Irish for Prendergast?
de Priondargás. Related spellings: Pender, Pendergast.
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