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

Arons, 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 Arons surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Arons in America

Arons is the 37955th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Arons surname appeared 585 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 Arons.

We can also compare 2010 data for Arons 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 Arons

The surname Arons is of Germanic origin, with its roots tracing back to the ancient Germanic tribes that inhabited parts of central and northern Europe during the early medieval period. This name is believed to have originated as a patronymic, derived from the personal name Aron, which itself is a variant of the biblical name Aaron.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Arons can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae Regiae, a collection of historical documents from the German state of Saxony dating back to the 10th century. In this text, a landowner named Arno Arons is mentioned, suggesting that the name was already in use by that time.

As the Germanic tribes migrated and settled across various regions of Europe, the name Arons also spread and underwent various spelling variations. In the Netherlands, for instance, the name appeared as Arens or Arense, while in parts of Germany it was sometimes spelled as Ahrens or Arendt.

One notable individual bearing the Arons surname was Johann Arons, a German Protestant theologian and reformer who lived from 1561 to 1629. He played a significant role in the religious debates and controversies that characterized the early years of the Protestant Reformation in Germany.

Another historical figure of note was Pieter Arons, a Dutch Golden Age painter who was active in the 17th century. Born in 1617 in the city of Leiden, Arons was known for his genre paintings, which often depicted scenes from everyday life in the Netherlands at that time.

In the realm of literature, the Swedish author and playwright Gunnar Arons (1876-1933) made significant contributions to the development of Swedish theatre in the early 20th century. His plays and writings explored themes of social justice and the human condition, earning him a prominent place in Swedish literary history.

Moving to the 19th century, one cannot overlook the influence of the German mathematician and physicist Gustav Arons (1863-1919). Arons made important contributions to the field of electromagnetism and was a pioneer in the study of X-rays, working closely with Wilhelm Röntgen in the early years of this groundbreaking discovery.

Lastly, in the realm of sports, the name Arons has been carried by several notable athletes, including the American basketball player Gareth Arons (born 1989), who played professionally in Europe, and the Dutch football (soccer) player Ralf Arons (born 1996), who currently plays for FC Volendam in the Netherlands.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Arons

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

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 Arons 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 Arons 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 Arons was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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