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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • North German and Dutch : patronymic from the personal name Arend (see Arndt).
  • Jewish (Ashkenazic) : assimilation of the Jewish patronymic Aarons to the German name, which has a similar pronunciation.

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