ARENSON Origin of surname
ARENSON, ARENZON
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name is a toponymic (derived from a geographic name of a town, city, region or country). Surnames that are based on place names do not always testify to direct origin from that place, but may indicate an indirect relation between the name-bearer or his ancestors and the place, such as birth place, temporary residence, trade, or family-relatives. There are several German towns with which Arenson could be associated, among them Arnstein in lower Franconia, north west Bavaria; Arnsdorf in Saxony; Arnsberg in Westphalia; Ahrensburg in Schleswig Holstein; and Arendsee in Saxony. As a Jewish name, it may also be a patronymic surname derived from a male ancestor's personal name, in this case of biblical origin. Arenson and Arenzon are also equivalents of the Hebrew Ben Aharon, that is "Aaron's son". Aaron/Aharon, son of Amram and Jochebed, of the tribe of Levi, was the elder brother of Moses, the first high priest of the Jews, and the ancestor of the Cohanim. Numerous personal and family names are linked to this brother, spokesman and aide of Moses, among them Aron, Aren, Oren, Horn, Goren, Oron and Baron.
Distinguished bearers of the Jewish family name Arenson include the 20th century American radiologist Nathan Arenson and the 20th century South African pharmacist Wally Arenson. Arenzon is recorded as a Jewish family name in the early 20th century in Quatro Irmaos, Brazil.
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name is a toponymic (derived from a geographic name of a town, city, region or country). Surnames that are based on place names do not always testify to direct origin from that place, but may indicate an indirect relation between the name-bearer or his ancestors and the place, such as birth place, temporary residence, trade, or family-relatives. There are several German towns with which Arenson could be associated, among them Arnstein in lower Franconia, north west Bavaria; Arnsdorf in Saxony; Arnsberg in Westphalia; Ahrensburg in Schleswig Holstein; and Arendsee in Saxony. As a Jewish name, it may also be a patronymic surname derived from a male ancestor's personal name, in this case of biblical origin. Arenson and Arenzon are also equivalents of the Hebrew Ben Aharon, that is "Aaron's son". Aaron/Aharon, son of Amram and Jochebed, of the tribe of Levi, was the elder brother of Moses, the first high priest of the Jews, and the ancestor of the Cohanim. Numerous personal and family names are linked to this brother, spokesman and aide of Moses, among them Aron, Aren, Oren, Horn, Goren, Oron and Baron.
Distinguished bearers of the Jewish family name Arenson include the 20th century American radiologist Nathan Arenson and the 20th century South African pharmacist Wally Arenson. Arenzon is recorded as a Jewish family name in the early 20th century in Quatro Irmaos, Brazil.