Efron is a

Jewish Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...

surname. It is taken from the Biblical place name, he, עפרון. Another version to it is the

demonym A demonym (; ) or gentilic () is a word that identifies a group of people (inhabitants, residents, natives) in relation to a particular place. Demonyms are usually derived from the name of the place (hamlet, village, town, city, region, province, ...

Efroni (). Notable people with the surname include: *

Bradley Efron Bradley Efron (; born May 24, 1938) is an American statistician. Efron has been president of the American Statistical Association (2004) and of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (1987–1988).Cochran, J. (1 September 2015), "ASA Lea ...

(born 1938), American statistician *

Edith Efron Edith Efron (; 1922 – April 20, 2001) was an American journalist and author. Biography Efron was born in New York. Graduating from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, where Efron studied under journalist John Chamberla ...

(1922–2001), American libertarian * Inés Efron (born 1984), Argentine actress * Marshall Efron (1938-2019), American actor *

Nora Ephron Nora Ephron ( ; May 19, 1941 – June 26, 2012) was an American journalist, writer, and filmmaker. She is best known for her romantic comedy films and was nominated three times for the Writers Guild of America Award and the Academy Award f ...

(1941–2012) playwright, screenwriter, novelist, producer, director *

Paloma Efron Paloma Efron, also known as Blackie, (born 6 December 1912, died 3 September 1977) was an Argentine radio and television journalist and the country's first professional jazz singer. Biography Efron was born in Entre Ríos Province, Argentina, th ...

(1912–1977), Argentine singer * Sergei Efron (1893–1941), Russian poet, officer of White Army and later NKVD agent *

Zac Efron Zachary David Alexander Efron (; born October 18, 1987) is an American actor. He began acting professionally in the early 2000s and rose to prominence in the late 2000s for his leading role as Troy Bolton in the ''High School Musical'' trilo ...

(born 1987), American actor and singer

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{{surname, Efron Jewish surnames Hebrew-language surnames

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