Aaron is a primarily

Jewish Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...

surname which is derived from the given name

Aaron (given name) Aaron is a Hellenized Hebrew masculine given name. The 'h' phoneme in the original Hebrew pronunciation " Aharon" (אהרן) is dropped in the Greek, Ἀαρών, from which the English form, Aaron, is derived. Aaron, the brother of Moses, is d ...

. There are several surname variants including Aarons,

Aaronson Aaronson is a Jewish patronymic surname, meaning "son of Aaron". It is unknown as a given name. Aaronson or its variants may refer to: * Brenden Aaronson (born 2000), American soccer player * David "Noodles" Aaronson, fictional character of th ...

, and

Aron Aron may refer to: Characters *Aron (comics), from the Marvel Universe comic ''Aron! HyperSpace Boy!'' *Aron (Pokémon), in the ''Pokémon'' franchise * Aron Trask, from John Steinbeck's novel ''East of Eden'' *Áron or Aaron, the brother of Mos ...

. Not all occurrences of the surname are Jewish.

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* Abe Aaron (1910–1970), Canadian jazz musician *

Arthur Louis Aaron Arthur Louis Aaron VC, DFM (5 March 1922 – 13 August 1943) was a Royal Air Force pilot and an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealt ...

(1922–1943), English World War II Victoria Cross recipient *

Barney Aaron Barney Aaron (21 November 1800 at Aldgate – 11 July 1859 in Whitechapel, London, England) was an English bare-knuckle Boxing, boxer. Aaron, the father of International Boxing Hall of Fame, Hall of Famer Young Barney Aaron, began boxing i ...

(1836–1907), American boxer * Benjamin Aaron (1915–2007), American attorney, labor law scholar, and civil servant *

Caroline Aaron Caroline Sidney Aaron (née Abady; born ) is an American actress. She is known for her performances in films like Mike Nichols' ''Heartburn'' (1986) and ''Primary Colors'' (1998), as well as Woody Allen's '' Crimes and Misdemeanors'' (1989), ' ...

(born 1952), American actress * Charles Dettie Aaron (1866–1951), American gastroenterologist *

Daniel Aaron (academic) Daniel Aaron (August 4, 1912 – April 30, 2016) was an American writer and academic who helped found the Library of America.Cromie, William J., Ken Gewertz, Corydon Ireland, and Alvin Powell"Honorary degrees awarded at Commencement's Morning Ex ...

(1912–2016), American writer and academic * David L. Aaron (born 1938), American government official *

Hank Aaron Henry Louis Aaron (February 5, 1934 – January 22, 2021), nicknamed "Hammer" or "Hammerin' Hank", was an American professional baseball right fielder who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), from 1954 through 1976. One of the gre ...

(1934–2021), American baseball player * Harold Robert Aaron (1921–1980), American army general * Jacob B. Aaron (died 1855), Russian rabbi and author *

John Aaron John W. Aaron (born 1943) is a former NASA engineer and was a flight controller during the Apollo program. He is widely credited with saving the Apollo 12 mission when it was struck by lightning soon after launch, and also played an important rol ...

(born 1948), American engineer *

Lee Aaron Lee Aaron (born Karen Lynn Greening; July 21, 1962) is a Canadian rock singer. She had several hits in the 1980s and early 1990s, such as "Metal Queen", "Whatcha Do to My Body", and "Sex with Love". Early life Aaron was born as Karen Lynn Green ...

(born 1962), Canadian singer * Manuel Aaron (born 1935), Indian chess player *

Max Aaron Maxwell Theodore "Max" Aaron (born February 25, 1992) is an American former figure skater. He is the 2013 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, 2013 U.S. national champion, the 2015 Skate America champion, the 2011 U.S. Figure Skating Championships ...

(born 1992), American figure skater * Richard Ithamar Aaron (1901–1987), Welsh philosopher *

Sam Aaron Sam Aaron (October 7, 1911 – July 21, 1996) was a wine merchant and co-founder, with his brother Jack, of Sherry-Lehmann Wines and Spirits. At the end of Prohibition in 1934, Jack Aaron purchased the liquor store in the old Louis Sherry building. ...

(1911–1996), American wine merchant and writer *

Soazig Aaron Soazig Aaron (born 1949, Rennes) is a French author. Biography After studying history, Soazig Aaron worked for a few years in a bookshop in Paris. Today, she lives in Rennes in Brittany. Her first novel, ''Le Non de Klara'', appeared in 2002. ...

(born 1949), French writer * Teodor Aaron (1803–1867), Romanian clergyman *

Tommie Aaron Tommie Lee Aaron (August 5, 1939 – August 16, 1984) was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played as a first baseman and left fielder in Major League Baseball. Aaron was the younger brother of Hall of Fame member Hank Aaron ...

(1939–1984), American baseball player *

Tommy Aaron Thomas Dean Aaron (born February 22, 1937) is an American former professional golfer who was a member of the PGA Tour during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Aaron is best known for winning the 1973 Masters Tournament. He is also known for an erro ...

(born 1937), American golfer *

Varun Aaron Varun Raymond Aaron (born 29 October 1989) is an Indian cricketer from Jamshedpur. A right-arm fast bowler, he first played for Jharkhand U-19 followed by Jharkhand Ranji team. He played his first One Day International (ODI) for India in Octo ...

(born 1989), Indian cricketer * Vasile Aaron (1770–1822), Romanian poet * Victor Aaron (1956–1996), American actor *

Quinton Aaron Quinton Aaron (born August 15, 1984) is an American actor. He made his film debut in Michel Gondry's '' Be Kind Rewind''. His first lead role was as Michael Oher in the 2009 film '' The Blind Side''. Early life Aaron was born in The Bronx, New ...

(born 1984), American actor

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