Agron refers to two surnames with the same spelling, one

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and one

Hispanic The term Hispanic () are people, Spanish culture, cultures, or countries related to Spain, the Spanish language, or broadly. In some contexts, Hispanic and Latino Americans, especially within the United States, "Hispanic" is used as an Ethnici ...

Etymology

As such, there are two origins, the

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Agron (אגרון) and (with Slavic suffix) Agronsky, and the

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

and Galician Agrón. Per the

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, the Jewish names are

patronymics A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (more specifically an avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. It is the male equivalent of a matronymic. Patronymics are used, ...

of the

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Aaron According to the Old Testament of the Bible, Aaron ( or ) was an Israelite prophet, a high priest, and the elder brother of Moses. Information about Aaron comes exclusively from religious texts, such as the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament ...

, first high priest of the Jews and brother of

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, and are two of many Jewish surnames related to him. In the

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, the surname is

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from "Ahron" in

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usage, though "Agron" and "Ogron" were commonly used in Russia.

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scholar Heinrich Guggenheimer suggested that "Agron" and "Agronsky", as well as "Agrin", were variations on "Agranoff"; not knowing the origin, the Guggenheimers wrote these and similar names were perhaps patronymics of Agra, a word in the Talmud meaning "reward". The Hispanic name is a

habitational surname A toponymic surname or habitational surname or byname is a surname or byname derived from a place name,

, directly meaning "by the dry ground" and deriving from two towns of the same name, one in

A Coruña A Coruña (; ; also informally called just Coruña; historical English: Corunna or The Groyne) is a city and municipality in Galicia, Spain. It is Galicia's second largest city, behind Vigo. The city is the provincial capital of the province ...

and one in

Granada Granada ( ; ) is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada (Spain), Sierra Nevada mountains, at the confluence ...

People

Notable people with the surname include: * Agron journalism family :*

Gershon Agron Gershon Harry Agron (; ; 1 November 1959) was an Israeli newspaper editor, politician, and the mayor of West Jerusalem between 1955 and his death in 1959. A Zionism, Zionist from his youth, Agron joined the Jewish Legion and fought in Palestine ...

(born Agronsky; 1894–1959), American-Israeli journalist and mayor of Jerusalem ::*

Hassia Levy-Agron Hassia Levy-Agron (; 2 December 192322 August 2001) was an Israeli dancer, choreographer, and educator. Early life Hassia Levy was born in Jerusalem on 2 December 1923, to Elisheva Rivlin and Hayyim Leib Levy, a board member of the Anglo-Palest ...

(1923–2001), Israeli dancer (daughter-in-law of Gershon) ::*

Martin Agronsky Martin Zama Agronsky ( ; January 12, 1915 – July 25, 1999), also known as Martin Agronski, was an American journalist, political analyst, and television host. He began his career in 1936, working under his uncle, Gershon Agron, at the ''The Je ...

(born Agrons; 1915–1999), American journalist (nephew of Gershon) * Alfredo Agron, Filipino-American WWII veteran,

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, and

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recipient * Bernie Agrons (died 2015), American politician (related to Gershon ''et al'' above) *

Charles Agron Charles Agron is an American film producer, screenwriter, and actor working in horror film, horror and Thriller film, thriller. He frequently works with Tobin Bell, Lance Henriksen, and Don E. FauntLeRoy. Career In his early career, Agron made ma ...

, American filmmaker *

Dianna Agron Dianna Elise Agron ( ; born April 30, 1986) is an American actress and singer. List of Dianna Agron performances, Her work spans screen and stage, and her accolades include a Screen Actors Guild Award and nomination for a Brit Award. Agron bega ...

(born 1986), American actress (distantly related to Gershon ''et al'' above) * Evsei Agron (died 1985), Russian-American mob boss *

Gary Agron Gary may refer to: *Gary (given name), a common masculine given name, including a list of people and fictional characters with the name Places ;Iran * Gary, Iran, Sistan and Baluchestan Province ;United States *Gary (Tampa), Florida *Gary, Ind ...

, retired

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Chief of Staff (son of Alfredo) *

Kimberly Agron Miss Alaska USA, previously known as Miss Alaska Universe, is the beauty pageant that selects the representative for the state of Alaska in the Miss USA pageant, and the name of the title held by its winner. The pageant was directed by Simply ...

, 2015

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* Salvador Agron (1943–1986), Puerto Rican gang member

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