Agron (surname)

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Agron refers to two surnames with the same spelling, one

Hispanic.[1]

Etymology

As such, there are two origins, the Hebrew Agron (אגרון) and (with Slavic suffix) Agronsky,[2][3] and the Spanish and Galician Agrón.[1]

The Jewish names are

transliterated from "Ahron" in Eastern Europe usage,[1] though "Agron" and "Ogron" were commonly used in Russia.[3]

The Hispanic name is a

habitational surname, directly meaning "by the dry ground"[4] and deriving from two towns of the same name, one in A Coruña and one in Granada.[1]

People

Notable people with the surname include:

  • Gershon Agron (born Agronsky; 1894–1959), American-Israeli journalist and mayor of Jerusalem
  • Hassia Levy-Agron (1923–2001), Israeli dancer (daughter-in-law of Gershon)
  • Martin Agronsky (born Agrons; 1915–1999), American journalist (nephew of Gershon)

See also

  • Other surnames derived from Aaron, including:[2]

References