Agron refers to two surnames with the same spelling, one Jewish and one Hispanic.[1]
Etymology
As such, there are two origins, the Hebrew Agron (אגרון) and (with Slavic suffix) Agronsky,[2][3] and the Spanish and Galician Agrón.[1]
The Jewish names are patronymics of the biblical Aaron, first high priest of the Jews and brother of Moses, and are two of many Jewish surnames related to him.[2] In the United States, the surname is transliterated from "Ahron" in Eastern Europe usage,[1] though "Agron" and "Ogron" were commonly used in Russia.[3]
The Hispanic name is a habitational surname, directly meaning "by the dry ground"[4] and deriving from two towns of the same name, one in A Coruña and one in Granada.[1]
People
Notable people with the surname include:
- Gershon Agron (born Agronsky; 1894–1959), American-Israeli journalist and mayor of Jerusalem
- Hassia Levy-Agron (1923–2001), Israeli dancer (daughter-in-law of Gershon)
- Martin Agronsky (born Agrons; 1915–1999), American journalist (nephew of Gershon)
- Alfredo Agron, Filipino-American WWII veteran, centenarian, and Congressional Gold Medal recipient[5][6]
- Bernie Agrons (died 2015), American politician (related to Gershon et al above)
- Charles Agron, American filmmaker
- Dianna Agron (born 1986), American actress (distantly related to Gershon et al above)
- Evsei Agron (died 1985), Russian-American mob boss
- Gary Agron, retired United States Army Alaska Chief of Staff (son of Alfredo)[7]
- Kimberly Agron, 2015 Miss Alaska USA
- Salvador Agron (1943–1986), Puerto Rican gang member
See also
- Other surnames derived from Aaron, including:[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Hanks, Patrick, ed. (2003). "Agron". Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195081374.
- 1 2 3 "AGRON Origin of surname". Museum of the Jewish People. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- 1 2 Historia judaica. La Société des Études Juives. 1998. pp. 172–175.
- ↑ Sanz, Gonzalo Mateo (2019-06-01). Topónimos y apellidos españoles de origen ibérico o pre-latino: (Los iberos seguimos aquí) (in Spanish). Jolube Consultor Botánico y Editor. p. 28. ISBN 978-84-947985-9-7.
- ↑ "This Filipino-American WWII veteran lived to 104 in Anchorage. He's finally been recognized for his service". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
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- ↑ "U.S. Army Alaska chief of staff to serve as "Mr. Mom"". The Alaska Star. 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
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