Aarons History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Aarons

What does the name Aarons mean?

The surname Aarons is derived from a proud symbol of ancient Jewish culture. Before the late Middle Ages, people were known only by a single name. However, as the population increased and travelers set out on their journeys, it became necessary for people to adopt a second name to identify themselves.

Jewish hereditary surnames were adopted from a variety of different sources. Two of the most common types of Jewish family names are patronymic surnames, which are derived from the father's given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the mother's given name.

The surname Aarons is a patronymic surname, which comes from the Hebrew given name Aharon, meaning lofty or exalted one. However, traditionally, this surname is believed to have derived from the Hebrew word har-on, which means mountain of strength.

Aarons Spelling Variations

Over the ages spellings were frequently changed. Spellings include: Aaron, Aron, Aren, Aaren, Agron, Agronski, Aharoni, Aarons, Aaronsohn, Aronov, Aronovich, Aronoff, Aronow, Aronowicz, Arunowicz, Aronowitz, Aronovitz, Aronin, Arnow, Arnowicz, Arnowitz, Areles, Arkow, Arkin, Aronstam, Aronstein, Arnstein, Arkush, Orlick and many more.

Aarons Ranking

the United States, the name Aarons is the 16,270^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Aarons migration to the United States +

Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Aarons or a variant listed above:

Aarons Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

A Aarons, aged 47, who landed in New York in 1854 2

Aarons migration to Canada +

Aarons Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Samuel Aarons, who arrived in Esquimalt, British Columbia in 1862
A Aarons, who arrived in Victoria, British Columbia in 1862

Aarons migration to Australia +

Aarons Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Joseph Aarons, (Arons), (b. 1768), aged 44, British settler who was convicted in London, England for 14 years for handling stolen goods, transported aboard the "Fortune" on 31st October 1812, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 3

Aarons 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:

Aarons Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Henry Aarons, aged 17, who arrived in Lyttelton, New Zealand aboard the ship "Ballochmyle" in 1874

Contemporary Notables of the name Aarons (post 1700) +

Slim Aarons (1916-2006), born George Allen Aarons, American photographer
Ruth Hughes Aarons (1918-1980), American table tennis player, vaudeville entertainer, and talent manager
Leroy "Roy" F. Aarons (1933-2004), American journalist, editor, author and playwright
Jules Aarons (1921-2008), American space physicist
Edward Sidney Aarons (1916-1975), American writer from 1936-1975, under the pseudonym "Paul Ayres", and "Edward Ronns"
Charles Lehman Aarons (1872-1952), American long-serving Milwaukee County Circuit Court judge
Bonnie Aarons (b. 1960), American actress known for her roles in The Conjuring 2 (2016), The Nun (2018) and The Nun II (2023)
Asa Aarons (b. 1956), born Asa Smith, American consumer reporter, photojournalist, and co-creator of "Just Ask Asa!"
Albert "Al" Aarons (1932-2015), American jazz trumpeter with the Count Basie Orchestra
... (Another 11 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Sources +

"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)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 24th October 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au