Prendergast is a British and Irish surname.
Variants of Prendergast include: Pender, Pendergast, Pendergrass, Penders, Pendy, Pinder, Pinders, Pindy, Prender, Prendergrast Prendergest, Prindergast, Pendergist and the (Gaelicised) de Priondargást.
The surname may be connected to one or more of three places in Britain: Prendergast, now a suburb of Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales; Prendergast, near Solva, also in Pembrokeshire, and; Prenderguest, near Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland.
In Ireland, Prendergast is regarded as a Hiberno-Norman name and is usually derived from a 12th century Cambro-Norman knight, Maurice de Prendergast, who was born in Pembrokeshire and came to Ireland with the Earl of Pembroke, Richard "Strongbow" de Clare. Many of Maurice de Prendergast's immediate descendants lived in County Tipperary and southern Mayo. Some assumed the name Fitzmaurice at an early date and some of the Fitzmaurices were later known as MacMorris.
Maurice de Prendergast, (1169–1174), Norman knight
Charles Prendergast (1863-1948), Canadian-American artist
Declan Prendergast (born 1981) Irish hurler
Edmond Francis Prendergast (1843–1918), Archbishop of Philadelphia
Frank Prendergast (1933-2015), Irish politician
George Prendergast (1854–1937), Australian politician
Harry Prendergast (1834–1913), British recipient of the Victoria Cross
Ian Prendergast (born 1980), Australian rules footballer
James Prendergast (judge) (1826–1921), New Zealand Chief Justice of New Zealand
John Prendergast (born 1964), American author and human rights activist
John Prendergast (born 1815), British born painter
John Barry Prendergast, better known as John Barry (born 1933), composer of film soundtracks including the James Bond films
Kerry Prendergast (born 1953), New Zealand politician
Kieran Prendergast (born 1942), British diplomat and a former Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs at the United Nations
Mark Prendergast (born 1989), guitarist for Kodaline
Maurice Prendergast (1858–1924), U.S. painter
Mick Prendergast, English professional association football 1969–1979
Michael Prendergast, baseball player
Patrick Eugene Prendergast (1868–1894), U.S. assassin
Paudie Prendergast, Irish hurler
Peter Prendergast (artist), (1946-2007), Welsh artist
Peter Prendergast (referee), (born 1963) Jamaican association football referee
Robert Prendergast, British admiral (1864–1946)
Seamus Prendergast, (born 1980) Irish hurler
Segismundo Moret y Prendergast (1833-1913), Spanish politician, President of the Council of Ministers
Terrence Prendergast (born 1944), Archbishop of Ottawa
Teddy Pendergrass (1950-2010), American singer and composer
Thomas Prendergast, (1806-1886), Creator of "The Mastery of Languages" system
Thomas Francis Prendergast (1871–1913), American Medal of Honor recipient
Thomas F. Prendergast (transport executive) (b. 1952/1953), head of public transport authorities in New York City and Vancouver
John Prendergast-Smyth, 1st Viscount Gort (1742–1817)
Yerodin Prendergast (1981–), American Awesome Human Being
The Viscounts Gort, including:
Charles Vereker, 2nd Viscount Gort (1768–1842)
John Prendergast Vereker, 3rd Viscount Gort (1790–1865)
John Standish Surtees Prendergast Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort (1886–1946)
Standish Robert Gage Prendergast Vereker, 7th Viscount Gort (1888–1975)
Colin Leopold Prendergast Vereker, 8th Viscount Gort (1916–1995)
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