The associated coat of arms for this name are recorded in J.B Rietstaps Armorial General. Illustrated by V & H.V Rolland's. This Monumental work took 23 years to complete and 85,000 coats of Arms are included in this work. This German surname of ARENSBERG is of the locational group of surnames meaning 'one who came from ARENSBERG' (sandy village) the name of several places in Germany. The name was also used as a baptismal name 'the son of AARON' from the Hebrew given name of AHARON, borne by the brother of Moses, who was the high priest of the Israelites. The traditional derivation is from the Hebrew 'har-on' meaning mountain of strength, but it is more probably of Egyptian origin. In some cases the name was also a Gentile given name, and so not all occurrences of the surname and its derivations are Jewish. When traditional Jews were forced to take family names by the local bureaucracy, it was an obligation imposed from outside traditional society, and people often took the names playfully and let their imaginations run wild by choosing names which corresponded to nothing real in their world. No one alive today can remember the times when Jews took or were given family names (for most Ashkenazim this was the end of the 18th century or the beginning of the 19th) although many remember names being changed after emigration to other countries, such as the United States and Israel in recent years. The name is also spelt ARON, AGRONSKI, AARONS and ARELES. (AARON 13th-15th century BC) was the biblical and elder brother of Moses. He was spokesman for Moses to the Egyptian pharoah in his attempts to lead their people out of Egypt, and performed various miracles with his rod. He and his sons were ordained as priests after the construction of the Ark, and Aaron was confirmed as hereditary high-priest by the miracle of his rod blossoming into an almond tree. He is said to have died at the age of 123. The eagle depicted in the crest is emblematical of fortitude and magnanimity of mind. The Romans used the figure of an eagle for their ensign, and their example has been often followed. It is the device of Russia, Austria, Germany and the United States of America.