Aarons (surname)

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Aarons
Origin
Meaning"Aaron's son"
Region of originHebrew
Other names
Variant form(s)Aaron

Aarons is a

Jewish patronymic surname, meaning "son of Aaron",[1][2] the prefix Aaron meaning "lofty".[2] It is most common amongst Jews in English language countries. It is uncommon as a given name
. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Al Aarons (1932–2015), American jazz trumpeter
  • Anita Aarons (1912–2000), Australian-Canadian artist
  • Asa Aarons (born 1956), American consumer reporter and photojournalist
  • Bailey Aarons
    (born 1997), South African cricketer
  • Bonnie Aarons, American actress and writer
  • Charles L. Aarons (1872–1952), Milwaukee County Circuit Court judge
  • Edward S. Aarons (1916–1975), American author
  • Eric Aarons (1919–2019), member of the third of four generations of the Aarons family who played leading roles in the Communist Party of Australia (CPA)
  • George Aarons (born Gregory Podubisky; 1896–1980), American sculptor
  • Jules Aarons (1921–2008), American physicist and photographer
  • Laurie Aarons (1917–2005), Australian Communist leader
  • Leon Aarons, British pharmacist
  • Leroy F. Aarons (1933–2004), American journalist, editor, author, playwright
  • Mark Aarons (born 1951), Australian journalist and author
  • Max Aarons (born 2000), English footballer who plays for Norwich City
  • Rolando Aarons (born 1995), English footballer who plays for Slovan Liberec, on loan from Newcastle United
  • Ruth Aarons (1918–1980), American table tennis player
  • Sam Aarons (1895–1971), Australian radical activist and communist
  • Sarah Aarons (born 1994), Australian songwriter
  • Slim Aarons (1916–2006), American photographer

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b Harrison, Henry (1969). Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary. Vol. 1. Genealogical Publishing Company. p. 1.