Pongratz Family History
Pongratz Name Meaning
South German (Bavaria and Austria): variant of Pankratz . Americanized or Germanized form of Hungarian Pongrácz (see Pongracz ) a cognate of 3 below. Americanized or Germanized form of Croatian and Slovenian Pongrac: from the personal name Pongrac an old Hungarian- or German-influenced (compare above) vernacular form of Croatian Pankracije Slovenian Pankracij from Latin Pancratius (see Pankratz ). Americanized or Germanized form of Slovak Pongrác: of Hungarian origin (see 2 above and Pongracz ).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022