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Scotland

The Anglo-Saxon name Pentecost comes from when the family resided in the region of Parkhurst or wood in the park. Pentecost is a topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads.

Early Origins of the Pentecost family

The surname Pentecost was first found in Herefordshire where Sir Osbern Pentecost (died 1054), a Norman knight who followed Edward the Confessor to England built the castle at Ewyas, one of the first Motte and Bailey structures in England. He like many other Normans was banished from England so he secured safe passage to Scotland in 1052 but was later killed at the Battle of Dunsinane.

"The Bishops of Exeter held Ashburton, [Devon] until it was assumed by the Crown under James I., and subsequently sold in moieties to Sir Robert Parkhurst and the Earl of Feversham. " 1

Early History of the Pentecost family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pentecost research. Another 73 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1511, 1560, 1569, 1574, 1603, 1625, 1635, 1636, 1651, 1659, 1674, 1743, 1797 and 1809 are included under the topic Early Pentecost History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Pentecost Spelling Variations

The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Pentecost has been recorded under many different variations, including Parkhurst, Pankhurst and others.

Early Notables of the Pentecost family

Notables of this surname at this time include: Emily Pankhurst, Suffragette; John Parkhurst (c. 1511-1574), an English Marian exile and later Bishop of Norwich in 1560; Sir Robert Parkhurst (c.1569-1636), an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of...
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Pentecost Ranking

In the United States, the name Pentecost is the 12,163^rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2

Pentecost migration to the United States +

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Pentecost or a variant listed above:

Pentecost Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Elizabeth Pentecost, who landed in Virginia in 1714 3

Pentecost Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Charles Pentecost, who arrived in New York in 1832 3
John Pentecost, aged 32, who landed in America from Cornwall, in 1892
Mrs. G. F. Pentecost, who immigrated to the United States, in 1892
Rev. Geo. F. Pentecost, aged 52, who settled in America, in 1894
M. Pentecost, aged 14, who settled in America, in 1895
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Pentecost Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

John Pentecost, aged 40, who immigrated to the United States from England, in 1902
Arthur Pentecost, aged 28, who landed in America from Nottingham, in 1903
Mr. Joseph Pentecost, (b. 1878), aged 25, Cornish coachman, from Helston, Cornwall, UK travelling aboard the ship "New York" arriving at Ellis Island, New York on 14th June 1903 en route to Barnesville, Pennsylvania, USA 4
Ernest H. Pentecost, aged 35, who settled in America from Liverpool, in 1905
Mary Pentecost, aged 44, who landed in America, in 1905
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Pentecost migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Pentecost Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century

Helena Pentecost, aged 63, who settled in Toronto, Canada, in 1923

Pentecost migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Pentecost Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Miss Elizabeth Pentecost, (b. 1862), aged 26, Cornish settler travelling aboard the ship "Duke of Sutherland" arriving in Queensland, Australia on 3rd January 1888 5
Miss Mabel Pentecost, (b. 1887), aged Infant, Cornish settler travelling aboard the ship "Duke of Sutherland" arriving in Queensland, Australia on 3rd January 1888 5
Mr. Richard Pentecost, (b. 1886), aged 2, Cornish settler travelling aboard the ship "Duke of Sutherland" arriving in Queensland, Australia on 3rd January 1888 5

Pentecost migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Pentecost Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. Edward Pentecost, (b. 1810), aged 46, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Joseph Fletcher" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 24th October 1856 6
Miss Sarah Pentecost, (b. 1811), aged 45, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Joseph Fletcher" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 24th October 1856 6
Mr. William Pentecost, (b. 1835), aged 21, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Joseph Fletcher" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 24th October 1856 6
Mr. Philip Pentecost, (b. 1837), aged 19, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Joseph Fletcher" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 24th October 1856 6
Mr. Richard Pentecost, (b. 1839), aged 17, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Joseph Fletcher" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 24th October 1856 6
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Pentecost migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 7

Pentecost Settlers in West Indies in the 19th Century

Mr. Jonathan Pentecost, (b. 1860), aged 32, Cornish rope maker travelling aboard the ship "Majestic" arriving at Ellis Island, New York on 28th January 1892 en route to Havana, Cuba 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Pentecost (post 1700) +

Hugh Pentecost (1903-1989), pseudonym of Judson Pentecost Philips, an American writer who wrote more than 100 mystery and detective novels
Maxwell Glen "Max" Pentecost (b. 1993), American Major League Baseball catcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
George Frederick Pentecost (1842-1920), prominent American evangelist
Samuel Pentecost (b. 1956), American jazz musician
Hugh Owen Pentecost (1848-1907), radical American minister, editor, lawyer, and lecturer
J. Dwight Pentecost (1915-2014), American Christian theologian, best known for his book Things to Come (1958)
Fielding Jones Pentecost (1876-1951), American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1928 8
Cayce LaFon Pentecost, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1944 8

Citations +

Worth, R.N., A History of Devonshire London: Elliot Stock, 62, Paternoster Row, E.G., 1895. Digital
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_ellis_island_1892_on.pdf
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retreived 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_australia_queensland.pdf
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 17) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html