Aaron (surname)

For other uses, see Aaron (disambiguation).
Aaron
Family name
Meaning "lofty"
Region of origin Hebrew
Related names Aarons, Aaronson, Aron

Aaron is a primarily Jewish surname which is derived from the given name Aaron (given name).[1] There are several surname variants including Aarons,[1] Aaronson,[1] and Aron.[2] Not all occurrences of the surname are Jewish.[3]

Surname

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Harrison, Henry (1969). Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary 1. Genealogical Publishing Company. p. 1.
  2. Harrison, Henry (1969). Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary 1. Genealogical Publishing Company. p. 12.
  3. Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. 2013.
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