Last name: Agron

This is a surname of Hebrew origins. Recorded in over twenty different spellings ranging from Aron, Aaron and Agron, to Aaronsohn, Aronovitch, and Aronowicz, it derives from the ancient given name of "Aharon", born by the brother of Moses, the first High Priest of the Israelites. The name is believed to translate as "a mounain of strength" or similar, although this is not accepted by all theologians, who believe that it may originally derive from a now lost Egyptian name. Be that as it may, after the 12th century a.d. "Crusades" to the Holy Land lead by the various Christian kings of the period, it became a popular practise for returning soldiers and pilgrims to call their children by biblical names, in honour of their fathers deeds. The result was that Hebrew names became Christian names and later surnames, and such names as Johan or John, Peter, Thomas, Isaac, and Adam, as examples, became the "standard " in European countries, and largely remain so today. Only from about the 15th century, and with a great increase in Jewish (Askenasic) refugees into Northern Europe, did Jews adopt or were given predominently "Hebrew" surnames. Early examples of this surname taken from the charters of the medieval period include: Stephan Aron of Bretten, Germany in the year 1490, and later Jacob Aaron, in the parish of St Mary Aldermary, City of London, England, in 1690.

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agron
King Agron was the second king of Illyria (modern-day Albania), 3d century BC. That's first name. I find hard to beleive that this name has Hebrew roots. Agron as a first name is often used in Albania, Kosovo and whereever albanian settlements are.

Guest
@ Agron, Of course it is - I was looking to find more about Dianna Agron (the actress) because her last name, and I found out that she is of a Jewish origin, borne in Georgia. It might be, but her last name is definitely Albanian.

Jorge Agrón
I am also Agrón but I am not Jewish or Albanian, I am Puertorican. How is it that Such a name came to Puerto Rico. I've been trying to find where my last name derives from. To my knowledge we have no Jewish or Albanian roots.

Alex Agrón
Hi Jorge. I'm in the exact same situation as you. Puerto Rican with no Jewish or Albanian roots. Let me know if you find anything worth sharing.