The Aron Family Name

Behind the Aron surname stands Aaron, an English name that clerks and families wrote in more than one way. The family name meaning is “From Aaron”, the same as for Aaron. Aron drops the “a” of Aaron, a simplification that clerks often made. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Related forms: Aarons and Aaronson.

Aron ranked 12,607 in the 2010 US Census, with 2,455 people answering to the name. It sits within the 25,000 most common last names in the country. French birth records list 1,105 children named Aron between 1891 and 2000.

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