The Aaron Family History

This is a site where you can find information about the history of the Aaron family.

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The Aaron Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Aaron
1841 Census 361
1851 Census 297
1861 Census 424
1871 Census 529
1891 Census 802

Most Frequent Forenames for the Aaron Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
JOHN Aaron 22 20 36 30 25
WILLIAM Aaron 20 12 16 26 46
ELIZABETH Aaron 23 21 20 19 25
MARY Aaron 26 17 16 14 25
SARAH Aaron 16 12 18 22 18
THOMAS Aaron 14 10 19 16 17
JAMES Aaron 9 10 12 15 18
GEORGE Aaron 7 8 10 15 20
ANN Aaron 10 13 10 12 12
HENRY Aaron 8 9 10 12 13
JOSEPH Aaron 5 5 10 11 18
HANNAH Aaron 11 7 6 13 8
JANE Aaron 6 4 9 13 9
ELIZA Aaron 3 9 6 10 9
SAMUEL Aaron 4 3 7 9 12
DAVID Aaron 6 3 8 10 6
MARGARET Aaron 5 6 5 4 10
BENJAMIN Aaron 6 3 6 3 5
EMMA Aaron 1 2 4 4 12
REBECCA Aaron 2 2 8 7 4

Etmology and History of the Surname: Aaron

Search for the etymology and history of the surname Aaron (information provided by www.BehindTheName.com).

Your Family History Search

You can use the forms below to do automatic searches for the Aaron family online amongst birth, marriage and death records from 1837, plus census transcripts for 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1891 and 1901


 


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