Find out how popular the last name Aronoff is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Aronoff.

Aronoff, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Aronoff surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Aronoff in America

Aronoff is the 28498th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Aronoff surname appeared 837 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Aronoff.

We can also compare 2010 data for Aronoff to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Aronoff

The surname Aronoff is of Jewish origin, deriving from the biblical name Aaron. The name is believed to have originated in the Rhineland region of Germany during the Middle Ages.

The earliest known record of the Aronoff surname dates back to the 14th century, when it was found in the German town of Mainz. The name was likely adopted by members of the Jewish community who were descendants of Aaron, the biblical high priest and brother of Moses.

In its earliest form, the name was spelled as "Aronov" or "Aronov," reflecting its Hebrew roots. Over time, the spelling evolved to "Aronoff" as the name spread across Europe and eventually to other parts of the world.

One notable bearer of the Aronoff name was Rabbi Shlomo Aronoff, a 16th-century scholar and author who lived in Poland. He wrote several influential works on Jewish law and philosophy.

In the 18th century, the Aronoff name appeared in the records of the Jewish community in the city of Amsterdam, where members of the family were involved in the diamond trade.

During the 19th century, the Aronoff surname gained prominence in Russia, where it was sometimes spelled as "Aronov." Lev Aronov, a Russian revolutionary and Bolshevik leader, was born in 1846 and played a significant role in the events leading up to the Russian Revolution of 1917.

Another notable bearer of the Aronoff name was Naum Aronoff, a Russian-American linguist and academic who lived from 1896 to 1967. He made significant contributions to the field of Slavic linguistics and taught at several prestigious universities in the United States.

In the 20th century, the Aronoff name became more widely dispersed as families immigrated to various countries, including the United States, Israel, and other parts of Europe and the Americas.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Aronoff

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Aronoff.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Aronoff was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Aronoff has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Aronoff was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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