Is this your surname? Why not share this page on Facebook

Surname Etymology and Meaning of AARON

Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

(origin: Hebrew.) Signifies a mountaineer, or mount of strength.

Source: An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names With an Essay on their Derivation and Import (1857).

Mainly Jewish: from the Biblical Hebrew personal name Aharon, which was borne by the first high priest of the Israelites, the brother of Moses (Exodus 4:14). Like Moses, it is probably of Egyptian origin, with a meaning no longer recoverable. In some countries Aaron was also a gentile personal name; not all occurrences of the surname are Jewish.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)