Aragón Surname
Approximately 1,133 people bear this surname
Aragón Surname Definition:
Dweller on, or near, the arable land.
The Iberian "aracone" means "place on a curved river." The bearer of this name lived in an area with this landmark.
Ancient surname found in Aragon. Village of Aragon near Segovia. Implies one from province of Aragon, but meaning is unknown.
Read More About This SurnameAragón Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 435 | 1:107,476 | 8,604 |
| Mexico | 300 | 1:413,754 | 8,088 |
| Guatemala | 207 | 1:77,694 | 2,679 |
| Argentina | 49 | 1:872,315 | 56,573 |
| Colombia | 40 | 1:1,194,352 | 9,916 |
| Peru | 14 | 1:2,270,294 | 26,427 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Costa Rica | 7 | 1:682,867 | 5,051 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Cuba | 6 | 1:1,920,453 | 8,345 |
| Bolivia | 5 | 1:2,123,287 | 6,830 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 1:283,918 | 487 |
| Honduras | 4 | 1:2,204,110 | 6,397 |
| Nicaragua | 3 | 1:2,007,030 | 6,490 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
The alternate forms: Aragon (193,176), Aragòn (43), Aragôn (1), Áragón (1) & Arágon (1) are calculated separately.
Aragón Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Dweller on, or near, the arable land.
The Iberian "aracone" means "place on a curved river." The bearer of this name lived in an area with this landmark.
Ancient surname found in Aragon. Village of Aragon near Segovia. Implies one from province of Aragon, but meaning is unknown.
This place name might have been named by the original inhabitants in honor of Ptolomeo Autrigones. The more probable theory is that "aragón" is composed of two words, "agonías" meaning sufferings and "aras" meaning holocaust.
Descends from the marriage between don Pedro IV, King of Aragon, and doña Constanza of Sicily.
Aragón Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Aragón Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Aragón occurs in Spain more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Aragon, Aragòn, Aragôn, Áragón or Arágon. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Aragón? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 327,639th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 6,432,079 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Aragón reside; 38 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 38 percent reside in Iberian Europe.
The last name Aragón is most frequently occurring in Spain, where it is borne by 435 people, or 1 in 107,476. In Spain Aragón is mostly found in: Andalusia, where 36 percent live, Madrid, where 26 percent live and Catalonia, where 12 percent live. Not including Spain it occurs in 33 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 26 percent live and Guatemala, where 18 percent live.
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