How common is the surname Aaronson?

1,171 people in the United States had the surname Aaronson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 263,660 Americans. It ranked 22,106th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Aaronson?

In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Aaronson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Aaronson?

Brenden Aaronson, American soccer player, followed by Marc Aaronson.

Where is the surname Aaronson most common?

Wikidata records people named Aaronson in the United States.

Is the surname Aaronson getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,176 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,171 in 2010, down 0.4%.

The surname Aaronson

A patronymic surname, carried by 1,171 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex A652

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Aaronson is more common than 86.4% of them.

Origin

From Aaron + -son.

Aaronson is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,171 people named Aaronson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 263,660 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 1,176.

#22,106

rank among US surnames

1,171

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-0.4%

change since 2000 (was #20,871)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#22,106	Cebula	1,171	263,660
#22,113	Mansoor	1,170	263,885

Who is named Aaronson

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

97% of people named Aaronson identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 97%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Aaronsons

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Brenden Aaronson
American soccer player, born 2000
Marc Aaronson
American astronomer (1950-1987)
Paxten Aaronson
American soccer player, born 2003
Scott Aaronson
American quantum computing researcher (1981-)
Ruth Aaronson Bari
American mathematician (1917–2005)
Kenny Aaronson
American bassist, born 1952

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Aaronson

Aaronson has the Soundex code A652, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A652.

Questions

Where does the surname Aaronson come from?: From Aaron + -son.
How common is the surname Aaronson?: 1,171 people in the United States had the surname Aaronson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 263,660 Americans. It ranked 22,106th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Aaronson?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Aaronson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Aaronson?: Brenden Aaronson, American soccer player, followed by Marc Aaronson.
Where is the surname Aaronson most common?: Wikidata records people named Aaronson in the United States.
What type of surname is Aaronson?: Aaronson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Aaronson getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,176 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,171 in 2010, down 0.4%.