Aaron (surname)

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

Surname

Clergy

• Jacob ben Aaron (died 1855), Russian rabbi and author
• Teodor Aaron (1803–1867), Romanian clergyman

Performers

• Abe Aaron (1910–1970), Canadian jazz musician
• Caroline Aaron (born 1952), American actress
• George Aaron (born 1963), Italian singer
• Lee Aaron (born 1962), Canadian singer
• Quinton Aaron (born 1984), American actor
• Robert Aaron (born 1955), Canadian jazz musician
• Victor Aaron (1956–1996), American actor

Sportspeople

• Arthur Aaron (footballer) (1885–?), English football player for Stockport County
• Barney Aaron (1836–1907), American boxer
• Hank Aaron (1934–2021), American baseball player
• Max Aaron (born 1992), American figure skater
• Tommie Aaron (1939–1984), American baseball player
• Tommy Aaron (born 1937), American golfer
• Varun Aaron (born 1989), Indian cricketer

Writers

• Charles Aaron (fl. 1980s–2020s), American music journalist and editor
• Chester Aaron (1923–2019), American writer
• Daniel Aaron (1912–2016), American writer and academic
• Jason Aaron (born 1973), American comic book writer
• Jonathan Aaron (born 1941), American poet
• Sam Aaron (1911–1996), American wine merchant and writer
• Soazig Aaron (born 1949), French writer
• Vasile Aaron (1770–1822), Romanian poet

Military people

• Arthur Louis Aaron (1922–1943), English World War II Victoria Cross recipient
• Harold Robert Aaron (1921–1980), American army general

Others

• Anne Aaron (born 1970), Filipino engineer
• Ben Aaron (born 1981), American media personality
• Benjamin Aaron (1915–2007), American attorney, labor law scholar, and civil servant
• Billye Aaron (born 1936), American television host
• Charles Dettie Aaron (1866–1951), American gastroenterologist
• Chuck Aaron (born 1948), American test pilot
• David L. Aaron (born 1938), American government official
• Henry J. Aaron (born 1936), American economist
• John Aaron (born 1948), American engineer
• Justice Aaron (fl. 1980s–2020s), known as Metaform, American music producer
• Manuel Aaron (born 1935), Indian chess player
• Peter Aaron (Romanian: Petru Aron; died 1467), Voivode (Prince) of Moldavia
• Richard Aaron (1901–1987), Welsh philosopher

See also

• Aarons (surname)
• Arron, given name and surname
• Aron (name)
• Aaronson, surname

References