Frequency: (4760)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
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.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
